In 18th century South Africa, there were mainly two groups of people who were readily identified by the languages they spoke: the Sotho and Nguni. The Sotho language was spoken by the northern Sotho or Pedi, the southern Sotho and the western…
Dr. Hillary Rono in collaboration with a team of technologists, eye specialists, public health doctors and product designers have designed a unique smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing suitable in any part of the world. The mobile phone app can serve as…
Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society and corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8th.
Rwanda is the only country where there are more women in parliament than…
March is Women's History Month, so we will feature various women who made a difference in Black life and culture.
Mary Church Terrell, one of the early women of color engaged in lecturing and other activities for recognition of women and Negroes,…
One of the most prestigious awards shows, The Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday. This year's Academy Awards have generated more controversy because only white actors and actresses were nominated for all categories. It is reported that in the recent past no…
During the period after independence there was a mass exodus of Portuguese nationals coupled with weak infrastructure, nationalization, and economic mismanagement. In addition, during most of the civil war, the government was unable to exercise effective control outside of urban areas, many…
Mozambique is a country on the south-eastern seaboard of Africa, and a tropical paradise with a somewhat turbulent history. Given its geography Mozambique is the gateway to Southern Africa and a major transportation network to transport goods into Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi…
A recent study in the United States showed that in 2012, a child living in a single female-headed family was four times more likely to be poor than a child living in a married-couple family. In 2012, among all children living in…
El Niño is bringing drier conditions to Southern Africa and an estimated 14 people in sub-Saharan Africa could suffer from hunger over the next few months. As the drought worsens food shortages might last well into 2017. Some of the worst affected…
Ownership is the basis of capitalism so when the African-Americans slaves were freed from slavery part of their reparations were to be 40 acres of land and mule. These were essential to enable the former slaves to become self-reliant and build wealth.…