Tag Archives: Africa

A cautionary tale: Kony 2012 – The backlash

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

An online backlash against a slick campaign video shows that with social media at our fingertips, we no longer have an excuse not to ask questions of people who know, not to leap before we look. Continue reading →

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Postcard from Durban: Greener football and tree-preneurs

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Busisiwe Ndlela was radiant when I met her yesterday. Just this month, and with money she earned selling tiny trees, she has bought a new cupboard and an electric stove and she is proud as can be.

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One less star in Africa tonight

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Christina Scott — Africa’s foremost science journalist, an inspiration across the continent and beyond, and my colleague and friend — died today. Continue reading →

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When maps lie (Africa gets short-changed again)

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Africa as big as the United States, China, India, Japan and all of Europe combined — so why are our maps telling us otherwise? Continue reading →

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