Future prospects Diamond discoveries on land bordering the southern Atlantic coastal areas of Namibia could very well extend the country’s mining operations by another 50 years. Namdeb Diamond Corporation – jointly owned… Read more
Centre of attention Ethiopia has set itself an ambitious goal of becoming one of Africa’s top five tourist destinations by tripling its number of foreign visitors by 2020. With the country’s tourism revenue rising more than 20%… Read more
Driving progress Many of Nigeria’s small-scale and subsistence farmers – responsible for at least 80% of the country’s food production – cultivate their land by hand as they lack the financing to… Read more
Extraordinary measures Just as DNA helps authorities catch and prosecute perpetrators of human crimes, a new technique could lead to identifying rhino poachers by ‘fingerprinting’ the animals’ horns. The method, called RhODIS (Rhino DNA Index… Read more
Report back What started out as light-hearted conversation about the concern some parents feel when they don’t receive their children’s report cards has turned into a US$65 000 profit-making venture. Now, with… Read more
