Hit after hit Africa’s first legal, home-grown music-downloads platform was recently launched in Senegal. Its mission: to promote the continent’s artists and ensure they are properly remunerated, in addition to combating internet piracy…. Read more
Health warning In South Africa, the cost of private healthcare more than tripled from ZAR42 billion to ZAR142 billion between 2002 and 2014. The WHO says this increase in fees is among… Read more
Making history Eritrea is one of the poorest and most isolated countries in Africa, yet its array of modernist architecture is among the largest globally, making the East African country a unique contender to be the next… Read more
Watch this space A pay-as-you-go home solar-energy system was introduced to low-income earners in rural Kenya around four years ago, providing approximately 300 000 Kenyans with much-needed access to electricity. And now a new… Read more
Piece of work Over the past nine years, international fine art auction house Bonhams (headquartered in London) has sold more than ZAR1 billion worth of South African art. According to a Mail & Guardian… Read more
