Tag: State
The Condom Challenge: Bill Gates is giving away $100,000 to anyone that can revolutionise the condom
Yes, you read correctly. Bill Gates, through the Gates Foundation, and Grand Challenges in Global Health are calling all scientists, students, entrepreneurs and innovators and challenging them to come up with ideas to make wearing a condom (male or female)
Save a tree. Read an e-book.
Yeah, we said it. Many of us now have smart phones or tablets of some form or other and with the environmental changes we are all experiences, its important that we make small changes to our lifestyle to make a
Opinion: Humanists Unite in Ghana
By Graham Knight for the Humanist Association of Ghana Our country, Ghana, has been listed as the most religious country out of 57 countries polled; 96% of people say they are religious and apparently 0% are convinced atheists. The poll, the
Compassionpit.com: The website that provides therapy for free.
How many of you remember the good old days of general chat rooms, where you’d chat with random people in a communal chat room? For those of you that can’t, this was a time when the internet was still relatively
Rollaball: the movie (Ghana)
By Crystal Svanikier At Dust, we’re pretty tuned into what’s going on creatively. We received notice of many films, festivals and events created by, or about, Ghana and her people. One such project, Rollaball, is a creative work on the
The Time is Now: Africa’s chance to shine
The current state of the global economy is bad news for most people, but the situation is better for Africa, according to Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo. But, she says, African economies need to work harder to fix educational systems, fight
Cure for Malaria found by a team at the University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Science department on Tuesday announced it has found a single dose cure for Malaria. Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor was also present when the announcement was made. Researchers have been hard at work
Blog of the week: AfricaIsDoneSuffering.com
I don’t often come across a blog/ website where I’m left in awe of what is the team behind it is doing. Let’s face it, there are many of us trying to make our mark in our own little corner
Report: 91% of school girls are sexually abused
A study conducted in selected districts across the country has revealed an alarming incidence of sexual abuse among young girls in school. As much as 91.8 percent pupils between the ages of 15 and 18 surveyed said they had experienced some
Is Foreign Aid Harming Africa? (A TED Radio Episode)
“Most of the rich countries are attracted to Africa’s poverty rather than its wealth. And in the process they end up subsidizing our failures, rather than rewarding our accomplishments.” — Andrew Mwenda 20120629_ted_03 This particular TED radio hour (the clip
