Namola is an integrated phone app that alerts South African police of crime activity via mounted smart phones. South Africa has attempted to implement several crime-fighting apps over recent years, including apps like OurHood and Spottm. But Namola is the first of its kind to directly integrate with police authorities, making it a real-time dispatch…
Disability is not an end but instead can be a new beginning. Wakonta Kapunda is a twenty-five-year-old woman from Tanzania. Throughout the course of her life, she demonstrated a profound interest in theater, writing, movies, and art in general. In 2012, however, her life changed forever when she was in an accident that would…
People put a lot of effort into protecting their bodies from viruses, but they may not be doing enough. A recent study released by Cambridge University suggests that people are more likely to contract the herpes virus and the influenza virus in the morning. The study also found that people with erratic sleep schedules are…
They say the mark of a successful comedian is to be funny in cultures that are different from your own. This feat is not as easy as it seems; what may be funny in your country may not be funny to others around the world. Comedy doesn’t always transfer well. However, Trevor Noah does…
Timbuktu is sometimes talked about as a mythical place. Its location on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali gives it a unique feel, and its strategic positioning on the Niger River made it an important center of trade in the past. While it may have lost some of its magic, the name…
Meagan Good and her sister La’Myia represent two thirty-somethings who have achieved success in their careers and are giving back to a charity supporting young girls at risk. The two sisters continue with their celebrity lifestyles but have found a deeper meaning by mentoring girls who have not yet had that something which the…
Rwanda is not the only African nation that is benefiting from drone technology to improve access to medical care for remote populations. Malawi and South Africa are also seeing positive results from drone delivery systems. MALAWI Malawi, another landlocked nation, is one of the continent’s least-developed countries. Residents have a low…
The Ugandan Rapper Keko is well aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. In 2014, while leading a highly successful music career, she found herself in a downward spiral of drug and alcohol abuse. Luckily she was able to pull herself out, and now uses her fame to keep other young Ugandans from…
Did you know that Africans suffer the worst health in the world? This is the heart-wrenching advisement of the World Health Organization in its September 2016 Bulletin. Poverty and poor access jeopardize the safety and well-being of Africans. Despite support from the international community, progress in healthcare is painfully slow. However, drones are making a…
Recently, a popular Kenyan web series has grasped the attention of many both within and outside of its target audience. Tuko Macho is a groundbreaking web series, which means “we’re watching” in Swahili. The group takes justice into their own hands by capturing and punishing those who have committed atrocities and who are considered to…
