Once bitten… Arachnophobia is fairly common. However, a fear of spiders generally pales in comparison to the dangers of malaria. Now mosquito-eating spiders – Evarcha culicivora, to be precise – may actually aid… Read more
Evasion techniques Nigeria has close to 500 000 registered companies. Unfortunately for the government, however, only around 120 000 of them pay their taxes. In an effort to combat tax evasion, the country’s Federal Inland… Read more
Tip of the (melting) iceberg If, against all odds, we actually manage to protect Earth from the effects of excessive global warming, that would be extremely good news. The bad news, however, is that doing… Read more
Free and clear (almost) Africa passed an important milestone in July, one that marked 12 months since a case of polio had been reported on the continent. Another three years have to pass, however, before Africa… Read more
Dark days While in the past, it was concerns about crime that gave South Africans sleepless nights, now it’s the non-stop bouts of load shedding. A survey conducted by market research firm… Read more
