South Africa: Cape Mental Health Celebrates 30 Years of Its Colourful Kite Festival
[GroundUp] The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people
Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World – Here’s the Psychology of Why
[The Conversation Africa] Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses – and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into halls of horror, and masked men nipped at our…
Rwanda: Comedian Kibonge Opens Up On His Secret Battle With Childhood Illness
[New Times] Emmanuel Mugisha, better known by his stage name Clapton Kibonge, is a multitalented comedian with a career spanning over a decade in the industry.
Nigeria: Actress Turns Spotlight on Nigeria’s Nutrition Crisis
[allAfrica] “I want to leave a legacy of having to be someone who championed good causes.”
South Africa: Outraged Over Years of Delays on Sarah Baartman Project – South African News Briefs – September 11, 2024
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Africa: Spontaneous Acts By Yoko Tawada – an Adroit Poetic Novel About Connection Post-Pandemic
[The Conversation Africa] Spontaneous Acts by German-Japanese writer Yoko Tawada follows a fierce and scrupulous search for connection and meaning in a noisy and overwhelming world emerging from the loneliness of COVID lockdowns.
Liberia: Liberian Gospel Artist Unveils U.S.$1.2m Health Facility in Margibi.
[New Dawn] Monrovia — Liberian gospel musician Charles Sleyon has unveiled a US$1.2 million health facility in Morris Farm, Lower Margibi County.
South Africa: Covid PPE Supplier Must Face the Music, Court Rules
[GroundUp] Pro Secure fails in bid to stop Special Investigating Unit going after it to recover millions of rands
Africa: Pandemic Effects Linger, and Art Invites Us to Pause and Behold Distance, Time and Trauma
[The Conversation Africa] When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy …
Nigeria: Through Melodies and Narratives – a Children’s Book Is Improving Oral Hygiene in Rural Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] David, a three-year old residing in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State harboured a strong dislike for brushing his teeth. Each morning, he would resist his guardian, Deborah Akinwale’s attempts to brush his teeth, often resorting to loud cry…