4/19/2026: Iran's HEU; One Mother's Story; Wild Concerto
First, U.S. eyes Iran’s highly enriched uranium. Then, Rachel Goldberg-Polin | 60 Minutes Interview. And, turning recordings of animals into music.
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Africa: How Satellites Are Rewriting Africa’s Water Story
New digital tools are revealing the hidden patterns of lakes, rivers and dams, offering Africa a clearer path to water security On the shores of Lake Sulunga in central Tanzania, researcher Nancy Wayua is tracing three decades of change in a water body that has shaped, and sustained, surrounding communities for generations. Using satellite-derived datasets…
The story of a Made-in-Nigeria footwear company
Yinka Atunde Interview with Yinka AtundeFOUNDER and CEO, YIKODEEN Lives in: Lagos, Nigeria ** Due to technical difficulties, this story unfortunately doesn’t have accompanying video or audio.** In 2016, Yinka Atunde established the Nigerian footwear manufacturer Yikodeen. Although the company began by making fashion shoes, it has since carved out a niche in industrial safety…
Vodacom’s real growth story isn’t mobile
For years, Vodacom Group was viewed primarily as a telecommunications operator with an interesting side business in mobile money. That framing no longer holds: the numbers in its latest quarterly trading update show that fintech is not just a growth engine, it is becoming central to the group’s identity. Over the past 12 months, Vodacom’s…
Cloud On Demand and Consnet: inside a real-world AWS partner success story
The cloud revolution has challenged businesses of all sizes by changing how IT teams go about implementing projects and managing infrastructure. IT service firms have been doubly challenged, having to sell a new computing paradigm to their clients while also practising what they preach and adopting cloud-first technologies in-house. Consnet is an IT solutions firm…
Africa: Can Ndayishimiye Rewrite His African Story
As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that exposes, amplifies, and ultimately defines a leader’s stature far beyond his borders….
Africa’s Rarest Carnivore – the Story of the First Ethiopian Wolf Ever Captured, Nursed and Returned to the Wild
What’s the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to prevent further suffering. That’s what usually happens, and often for good reason. Even when the resources to rescue one animal are available, a rehabilitated animal brought back into the wild might be rejected…
CBS postpones ’60 Minutes’ story on Trump deportees at the last minute
CBS News pulled a “60 Minutes” report about the Trump administration sending detainees to a maximum security “mega prison” in El Salvador just hours before its scheduled broadcast. The broadcaster said Sunday that the episode would be aired at a future date, a move that drew questions about why it was postponed at such short…
Africa: Reflections on Good COP 2.0 – A Human Story
They came, and they saw, and they ‘conquered.’ The message was loud and clear: ignore Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) science, and millions of smokers will face preventable premature death. Good COP 2.0 was organised from 17 to 21 November, 2025 in Geneva concurrently with COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Independent…
Africa: Young Mothers Rewrite the Story of Lesotho
Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family. “My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him–you see him smile…