Wine and nature – working together
Agriculture and nature conservation may seem unlikely bedfellows, but in South Africa’s stunningly beautiful winelands farmers…
Browsing: Innovation
Mobile App’s Creator Seeks to Preserve African Folk Tales
For centuries, Africans have preserved their history through storytelling. But communication is evolving rapidly as…
On the soles of her feet
Bethlehem Alemu is not your standard shoe saleswoman. Her fair-trade brand soleRebels is merging Ethiopian…
The boy who harnessed the wind
To power his family’s home, young William Kamkwamba built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts…
Taxi!
New York has its famed yellow cabs, London its box on wheels black cab and…
Reel gardening making a real difference
The United nations declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming as an initiative to…
Time for a new harvest
At a time of global economic anxiety, Africa seems to be bucking the trend in…
Going viral for wildlife
Elephant ivory, rhino horn, shark fin … DHL in Korea printed these images on the…
Genetically engineered crops and food security in Africa
Few subjects produce such polarised views as genetic engineering. In this thought-provoking article from experts…
Cape Town tech company designs solar-powered computer
Kudos to a South African tech company that has produced a solar-powered computer. Starting at R3,399…