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Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles
Eko Atlantic city in Lagos is described as the largest real estate project in Africa and dubbed the “Dubai of…
Locals must lead the way to African scientific capacity and solutions
GettyImages Victoria Kasprowicz, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Denis Chopera, University of KwaZulu-Natal Africa bears a disproportionately high burden of globally…
University rankings don’t measure what matters
GettyImages Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University International rankings of universities are big business and big news. These systems order universities on…
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological…
'Pandemic pods' may undermine promises of public education
Signs direct the flow of student traffic at Kensington Community School amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 1, 2020. THE…
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Richard Spikes, the blind automobile genius who invented the traffic indicator lights
Even among people of color, the life and times of barber and inventor Richard Bowie Spikes is obscure. But his…
Smart cars, smart cities, why not smart Great Lakes?
Buoys and underwater probes can measure water quality, like this one outside of Cleveland, Ohio. (Ed Verhamme, LimnoTech), Author provided…
How to narrow the gap between what universities produce and what employers expect
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Zimbabwe's education law now does more for children, but there are still gaps
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children. GettyImages Rongedzayi Fambasayi,…