The current economic crisis in Egypt is forcing young men to become sex workers
They look like bodyguards, but they are not guarding anyone.In Egypt, fit young men roam the streets at night, selling their bodies for money. Online media company, Sputnik, reports that male...
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Using green infrastructure to control urban floods: a win-win for cities
We have all come across people whose homes have beautiful and always blooming plants and flowers – people with a so-called “green thumb”. read more Read full article:...
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L.A. Joins Growing Number of U.S. Bike-Share Cities
Over 70 cities across the U.S. now offer bike-share systems for residents and visitors. I was surprised and proud to see my hometown of Buffalo, NY on bikshare.com‘s tally of bike-share programs across...
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Sylvester Stallone Attacks Whitehall Over Oscar ‘Lies’
The actor says the British comic’s joke about meeting and comforting him at the ceremony will “distort wonderful memories”.Sylvester Stallone has attacked British comedian Jack Whitehall for creating...
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FBI agrees to unlock another iPhone in homicide case
Apple’s refusal to help the FBI unlock Syed Farook’s iPhone sparked widespread debate and even protestsTHE FBI has offered to unlock another iPhone for police after revealing it could access the...
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If ANC doesn’t want Zuma, he must come back and herd his cows – Nkandla...
“If the ANC no longer wants him he must come back and herd his cows, we will always be there for him.“DURBAN – President Jacob Zuma’s neighbours, most of whom live in squalor, have rallied behind the...
View ArticleChinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems
Ian Scoones, University of SussexIn December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into South Africa for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation with great fanfare. There were lots of announcements...
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Emmanuel Eboue banned from football for a year until he pays former agent
Ivory Coast footballer Emmanuel EboueFIFA has banned Ivory Coast footballer Emmanuel Eboue from any football-related activity for a year, or until he pays his former agent money owed.The former Arsenal...
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How to get over someone you deeply love
It’s very easy to fall into the trap of over-analysing why the relationship ended and wondering if there was something you could have done differently. WHEN a relationship ends, it can be immensely...
View ArticleThis startup makes buying ZESA prepaid electricity tokens online reliable
By L.S.M KabwezaBuying ZESA prepaid electricity tokens on the internet is nothing new. For about a year now it’s been possible, with the noteworthy solution being TelOne’s Telpay website which we wrote...
View ArticleEconet prepares to launch Cumii products in Zambia
By L.S.M KabwezaEconet group is preparing to launch its Connected Lifestyle products in the Zambian market. A source tells us the the Cumii CEO, Norman Moyo, was in the country recently and intimated...
View ArticleLocal telecoms regulator POTRAZ bans WhatsApp bundles, operators given 7 days...
By Staff WriterZimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator, POTRAZ, has announced that it will be banning all over the top service bundles for applications like WhatsApp, Facebook and Opera Mini.Articles...
View ArticleEco-engineering with floating wetlands
Solving South Africa’s devastating water issues, compounded by drought and destruction of wetlands, has fallen to a new generation of engineers who work ecologically with nature, in many cases...
View ArticleZOL upgrades fibre internet caps, $39 for 25GB & $89 for 50GB
By L.S.M KabwezaIn a significant upgrade of their capped fibroniks packages, ZOL has raised the cap on its $39 package from 15GB to 25GB and the $89 package from 30GB to 50GB. The upgrade seems to have...
View ArticleGoogle interior showcases local green design
Google’s award-winning new head office sets new benchmarks with Green Star SA, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and Healthy Materials targets, and celebrates local design and...
View ArticleComing soon: Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings
Mid-2016 is the target date for the release of South Africa’s regulation for the energy performance certificates for buildings, which will move the country forward in line with international best...
View ArticleRammed earth on the rise
Of more than twenty different types of earth construction techniques, rammed earth has been lauded for its durability, sophisticated environmental performance and striking earthen beauty.Rammed earth...
View ArticleSustainability takes root at Nobelia
The fascinating facade of the 6 Star Green Star SA Office v1 design rated Nobelia building under construction in Kigali, Rwanda was an answer to a crossword puzzle that needed solving says architect...
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Renewable energy can reduce overall energy need of buildings
Rupesh Vaga, project engineer at EES Africa, says there are two main synergies which can be incorporated into modern building design to reduce the dependency of electrical generation on fossil...
View ArticleWhy PDP’s ‘grand’ plan to take over senate presidency may have reached a dead...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is aiming to get its back off the floor by wresting the leadership of the Senate Presidency away from the All Progressives Congress party (APC). PDP is said to be...
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