The gloves are about to come off as both candidates step onto the podium and try to win over America. The first of several highly anticipated debates kicked off on Monday September 26th, 2016. Will Trump be able to go a full 90 minutes without making a statement that causes outrage? Will Clinton be able…
I Have a Name Gives a Face to South African People In South Africa, divisions based on race, class, and gender have been common throughout its history. Although apartheid officially lasted between 1948 and 1976, social divisions continue to exist today and dictate how people behave towards one another. It also leads to some individuals…
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…
With the political debates just around the corner, everyone is beginning to get a bit antsy when it comes to this year’s presidential elections. From Donald Trump’s wishy-washiness on his “birther” accusations to shuffling around the immigration topic, Republicans are still unclear on many of his political strategies. Hillary Clinton’s has not had much more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The dust is only now beginning to settle over the 2017 G20 Summit in Hamburg and, as expected, US President Donald Trump stole most of the headlines. However, in spite of much of the focus being on Trump and his relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the most recent…
The 2017 G20 Summit is officially over, and as most experts predicted, the two-day summit in Hamburg had more than its fair share of highlights. From the huge protests and violent riots that went on outside of the summit to the many meetings and agreements that took place within, here are some of the most…
Earlier this year a young, single, attractive, and progressive businesswoman shocked the political status quo of the Rwandan Republic by throwing her hat in the ring of the presidential election. Rwanda is no stranger to women participating in politics; in fact, this democratic nation has the highest level of legislative female representation in the world,…
When the National Football Team of Ghana played a recent friendly match against the United States, all eyes were on Samuel Sarfo, a player who has gone from police corporal to team security guard to central defender. The Black Stars fell 1-2 against the Stars and Stripes, but this match was a personal victory for…
