Kenya’s Samburu warriors still practise a rock art tradition that tells their stories: An example of the rock art created by young Samburu men. Photo: Ebbe Westergren The Samburu people in northern Kenya’s Marsabit county are pastoralists. They migrate from place to place in search of pasture and water for their cattle, goats, sheep and …
Wolf Warrior II: what the blockbuster movie tells us about China’s views on Africa: Action flick Wolf Warrior II is one of China's most commercially successful films ever. Publicity still courtesy Wolf Warrior II/The H Collective/Well Go USA Entertainment The Chinese film Wolf Warrior II (2017) has been a runaway success – even though it …
Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are: Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in March, and now have taken it over. It's the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. American Photo Archive/Alamy Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia …
The Midwich Cuckoos: what the latest remake tells us about our fears for the next generation: David Appleby/Sky UK The sleepy English village of Midwich is mysteriously cut off from the outside world by an invisible barrier. After the spell is lifted, the villagers discover that every woman of childbearing age has fallen pregnant. When …
What M23’s on-and-off insurgency tells us about DRC’s precarious search for peace: A peacekeeper protects civilians who fled violent clashes between the army and the ex-rebels of the "M23" in eastern DRC in January 2022. Photo by Glody Murhabazi/AFP via GettyImages Since March 2022, fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …
Ukraine war: what history tells us about the effectiveness of sanctions: The west has responded to the invasion of Ukraine by imposing economic sanctions on Russia. There has been plenty of discussion about whether economic sanctions are an appropriate response, what they hope to achieve and what the results will be – not only for …
What the Zulu kingship judgment tells us about the future of South African customary law: Prince Misuzulu, second from the left, attends the provincial memorial service for his mother, the late Mantfombi Dlamini, at the Khangelakamankegane Royal Palace in Nongoma, in May 2021. AFP via Getty Images Following the death of AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini …
Confidence culture tells women to be more self-assured – but ignores the real problems: Mary Long/Shutterstock With Valentine’s Day around the corner, advice about confidence is proliferating. British Vogue enjoins women to boost their sexual confidence with slogans like “feel good in your body” and say goodbye to negative talk. Meanwhile Selfridges promises shoppers a …
Will extra mayors level up left-behind regions? What the evidence tells us: Adding more mayors to English regions is central to the UK government’s “levelling up” plan. From day one, part of the vision has been to expand mayoral devolution – giving more powers to regional combined authorities, rather than just being ruled by Whitehall. …
South African and UK hospitalisation data: what it tells us about how deadly omicron is: Recent official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when omicron was first detected, COVID cases substantially increased. However, most patients had, at worst, mild symptoms, and cases are now in steep decline. …
Seagulls, songbirds and parrots: what new research tells us about their cognitive ability: Rooks have shown collaboration skills Author provided As you can imagine, a human intelligence test doesn’t really cut it for birds. It isn’t that easy to assess how an animal perceives information from the environment, processes it and decides to act. But …
Downing Street party: what behavioural science tells us about how the saga could affect adherence to Plan B: The alleged Downing Street Christmas party held during last year’s COVID-19 restrictions is the latest in a growing list of incidents where those in government appear to have flouted their own rules. The most obvious examples hardly …
South Africa in the news: Don’t create panic over 5 Omicron suspect cases in Goa: CM tells media: Even as five suspected cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been identified in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has asked the media not to create panic, while also urging 1.20 lakh residents of …: “South Africa” …
A fossil cranium from Kenya tells the story of an extinct elephant species: 4.5 million-year-old cranium of the fossil elephant Loxodonta adaurora, from Ileret, Kenya, in right lateral and front views. Figure courtesy of Carol Abraczinskas, University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology Some 4.5 million years ago, during the early Pliocene epoch, Kenya’s Lake Turkana …
South Africa in the news: Roy Keane: ‘I’m way down the pecking order in my own home. Even the dog tells me what to do’: Twenty-one years ago. Steve McClaren was in the technical area that afternoon. The manager was attending his eldest son’s wedding in South Africa. Keane remembered his own sister Hilary’s wedding. …
Young Nigerians turned to Twitter on the night of the Lekki shootings: what that tells us: Young Nigerians holding up a banner at the 1-year memorial of the Lekki shootings. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Mobile messaging services have become influential in recent times in reshaping social movements. They make it cheaper and quicker for protesters to …
South Africa in the news: Cricket-Milk powerplays, Finch tells Australia after dew diligence: Australia captain Aaron Finch believes powerplays will make or break team fortunes at the Twenty20 World Cup, apart from being a potent antidote to the pesky dew factor.: “South Africa” – BingNews Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) Market Trend Analysis and …
South Africa in the news: Strange Radio Signals Are Coming From The Milky Way. Study Tells What They Are Suggesting: Astronomers have detected unusual radio signals coming from the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, which exhibit very high polarisation, and suggest a new class of stellar object …: “South Africa” – BingNews Pollard: No …