Why the outlook for fixing Nigeria’s energy crisis isn’t good: Nigeria must invest more in solar panels like this to generate electricity Millenius/Shutterstock Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. But it took another 16 years for power to change hands, with the All Progressive Congress clinching the office of the presidency in 2015. Led by …
Africa’s ability to deliver peace and security rests on fixing key relationships: French soldiers patrol in Diabaly, Mali, in 2013, following the failure of the African Support Mission. EPA/Nic Bothma The recent African Union (AU) summit was overshadowed by peace and security issues. In particular, the focus was on political instability and armed conflict in …
South Africa’s universal health care plan falls short of fixing an ailing system: A patient collects her medication at a clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa. MSF/Sydelle WIllow Smith South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has finally gazetted the bill detailing an ambitious plan to roll out universal health care in the country through a National …
Mozilla's new voice recognition model, fixing the GPL, and more news: In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, we look at Mozilla’s new speech recognition model, how big players in open source are moving to help the GPL, and more. read more: Opensource.com Don Watkins Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Farking?
A Python script for fixing smart quotes in text: About six years ago, we had a question on the Scribus mail list from someone who wanted to know whether there was an automated way to convert typewriter quotation marks to typographic quotes. In case you don’t know what this means, typographic quotes (for example, “ …
South Africa can’t compete globally without fixing its attitude to maths: Investing in pupils' maths skills is an investment in a country's economy. Global Partnership for Education/Flickr South Africa is not producing enough school leavers who are competent in maths and science. This is a fact borne out by international assessments such as the Trends …
Nintendo Switch to use Vulkan, System76 aids in NVIDIA bug fixing, and more gaming news: In this bi-weekly open gaming roundup, we take a look at the upcoming Nintendo console, System76’s joint effort with NVIDIA to fix driver bugs, and more. Open gaming roundup for December 18-31, 2016 read more: Opensource.com robinmuilwijk Supporting Open Source. Have you …
Why the DRC needs a two-track approach to fixing its electricity deficit: The Inga dams in the DRC generate about 1000 MW of electricity for the country. International Rivers/Flickr The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to go to the polls to elect a new leader to succeed President Joseph Kabila, whose mandate expires …