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South African women arming themselves against gender violence

BBC News Africa  

A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.

The Bridge House

Design Indaba  

An inhabitable bridge by Wallmakers

Hypershell

Design Indaba  

The wearable aiming to redefine human mobility

Architecture for Trees

Design Indaba  

Earthen, 3D printed architecture for young trees

The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills

BBC News Africa  

Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

The Less Awkward Project

Design Indaba  

An innovative approach to designing confident childhoods

OnCue

Design Indaba  

An assistive keyboard to help people living with Parkinson’s type.

A HomeMore Project

Design Indaba  

San Francisco based The HomeMore Project develops a shelter aid for homeless individuals

'His aura is amazing' - Iwobi on Aubameyang

BBC News Africa  

Speaking before Nigeria face Gabon in African play-offs for the World Cup, Alex Iwobi says Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was his "big brother" at Arsenal.

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran

This Is Africa  

The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?

The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport

BBC News Africa  

From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

Distant Family Dinner

Design Indaba  

A performative dining experience exploring connection and distance

David Rubenstein Treehouse

Design Indaba  

Studio Gang’s mass timber conference centre redefines Harvard’s campus architecture

Project Amplify

Design Indaba  

Nike in partnership with Dephy shapes the future of movement with their Amplify project.

NoViolet Bulawayo wins the best of 25 years of the Caine Prize. Why she deserves it

This Is Africa  

She experiments with form while capturing the hopes and contradictions of our times.

Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests

This Is Africa  

The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.

Beyond the Hits: How to Build Africa’s Sound as a Business

This Is Africa  

Why professionalisation, not just talent, will decide who profits from the continent’s music boom.

Raila Odinga mastered the art of political compromise for the good of Kenya

This Is Africa  

Odinga escaped all attempts by his detractors to reduce him to an ethnic leader.

We will never accept stolen votes, says Cameroon opposition leader

BBC News Africa  

Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is adamant that he's the winner of the presidential election.

Love Letter to the Subway

Design Indaba  

Giorgia Lupi in partnership with MTA and Design have transformed the Fulton Centre into a tribute to the subway system.

Mother Vérité

Design Indaba  

Design Indaba drives a better world through creativity with its online design publication, annual festival and other "design activism" projects.

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