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The long road to resilient cities in Africa
The need to build climate & disaster resilience in cities – Project example in Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) read more Read full article:...
View ArticleUN PSUP - From slums to safe, suitable houses
From slums to safe, suitable housesPretoria – A housing conference, currently taking place, is looking at slum upgrading and prevention, taking lessons from various projects and programmes, including...
View ArticleLocal artists’ failure to understand YouTube exposes them to online content...
By Nigel GambangaHousehold names and local superstars like Winky D, Killer T, Oliver Mtukudzi, Sulumani Chimbetu, as well as the horde of yesteryear superstars like Leonard Dembo, John Chibadura, the...
View ArticleDigital migration inches forward as city of Mutare sets up first digital signal
By Nigel GambangaZimbabwe’s national digital migration project has inched closer to completion after the first digital signal was recently registered through a site in the eastern border city of...
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New mixed-use development for Pretoria
Atterbury recently announced that it will undertake a new billion-Rand development in Pretoria at the juncture of the N1 and R21 highways.Read more... | Send to a friend Read full article:...
View ArticleAfrican governments aren’t taxing the rich. Why they should
Rhiannon McCluskey, International Centre for Tax and Development A great deal of attention has been paid to the obstacles African governments face in effectively taxing the profits of transnational...
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Architects designing for social improvement
Singapore-based billionBricks (bB) is a non-profit architecture and design group made up of a team of designers, architects and building industry professionals who believe that houses or shelters for...
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Architects designing for social improvement
Singapore-based billionBricks (bB) is a non-profit architecture and design group made up of a team of designers, architects and building industry professionals who believe that houses or shelters for...
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Samsung forecast 10 percent jump in profits
Samsung products are reliable and popular in ZimbabweSEOUL – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics is forecasting a 10 percent jump in operating profit for the first quarter.The world’s largest smartphone...
View ArticleA 17-year-old Nigerian gets accepted into all eight American Ivy League...
Nigeria is blessed with exceptionally talented and brilliant individuals who continue to blaze the trail in various aspects of life, and 17-year-old Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna just made her debut on the list...
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Life hack 606 – Use these fabulous DIY methods to turn almost anything in...
Home decoration is where people take the advantage to completely own the space that they live in, by letting their personality, tastes, and preferences visible for everyone to see and appreciate. These...
View ArticleSaraki On Trial: This is how the Nigerian Senate President could be free of...
What can wash away Saraki’s sins? Prayer maybe?The Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been engulfed in allegations of corruption since 2015. It became clear that he would probably not be able...
View ArticleKing Mswati’s new private jet: Why Swaziland MPs need to go even further
Members of Parliament in Southern Africa’s Swaziland have taken a bold step to prevent the kingdom’s autocratic monarch, King Mswati III, from acquiring an exorbitant US $6.4 million private plane. The...
View ArticleSK-II #ChangeDestiny: Leftover women? Why can’t we have leftover men?
Here is a social issue that spreads across the world especially down here in AfricaSK-II, a skincare company owned by Procter and Gamble and headquartered in Japan, is using a video called ‘Marriage...
View ArticleThis why the case against William Ruto, Kenya’s Vice President was dismissed...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed charges against William Ruto, Kenya’s Vice President, and the radio broadcaster, Joshua arap Sang. Even though the court dismissed the case against...
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War heroine Victoria Chitepo dies
Victoria ChitepoWIDOW of the late liberation war icon, Herbert Chitepo, Victoria, has died. She was 89.Chitepo passed away at her home in Harare on Friday morning. President Robert Mugabe has since...
View ArticleWhy Saraki’s predicament might serve as a deterrent to potential public...
Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been in the news for quite some time now, especially in the few weeks after his ascent to the office of the Senate president. However, his popularity is...
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Madagascar’s prime minister and cabinet resign
Madagascar’s prime minister, Jean Ravelonarivo, who took office in January 2015. Photograph: Rijasolo/AFP/Getty ImagesMadagascar’s prime minister has resigned along with his cabinet, an official at the...
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From localism to Caesarism
Peck warned of the growth in the US of a kind of ‘municipal Calvinism’ in which cities are seen as getting what they deserve; if they fail, they have only themselves to blame. And when they do, local...
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What Pike Place Teaches us about Place Governance
Pike Place Market in Seattle is a leading example of how intentional governance can help vibrant urban spaces reach their potential as platforms for innovation. John Turnbull sat down for an interview...
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