Dr Olivier Walther and Dr Steven Radil share findings from their ongoing research on African borderlands including a forthcoming article in Applied Geography. Africa’s margins have become its main theatre of violence. From the Great Lakes region to the Sahel, armed groups exploit borderlands as safe havens and logistics hubs. The conventional explanation is simple:…
No, lemon, water and sugar will not fix burning sensation during urination; see doctor instead IN SHORT: A reel circulating on Facebook claims that a mixture of lemon, water and sugar will resolve a burning sensation when peeing, often the result of a urinary tract infection. However, the medical research to support this is limited,…
Nalo Jivhuho became one of 15 female spinners chosen by Soweto Drift Academy in a 2019 competition. She funds her spinning career herself with no sponsors while working in a corporate and owning logistics company. Nalo Jivhuho is spinning her way to the top in a sport dominated by men. The Meadowlands-born driver, known as…
Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That’s roughly equivalent to the entire population of the European Union, and the number has been steadily rising – up 40% over those two decades. With intense, destructive fires often…
On 18 June, something remarkable happened on the bitcoin blockchain. A series of 2 087 transactions totalling nearly 18.5 bitcoin, worth close to US$2-million (R35.5-million), was sent to a single address: 1FuckiRGCTerroristsNoBiTEXXXaAovLX. The message embedded in that address left little to interpretation. It was a public and permanent insult aimed at Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency…
