Kenya is known for their amazing sportsmanship but not necessarily their aptitude for contributing to the science fiction genre. But that notion took a different turn almost 2 years ago thanks to the arrival of Pumzi, a futuristic tale from filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu. The short film shows us the devastation of a civilization in a repressed state after [...]

(CNN) — When Orlando Morel was just 6 years old, the Haitian refugee was starving, dehydrated and lost among the masses of a tightly packed boat, feeling completely alone although he was with his mother. Morel was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard that day, 18 years ago. Today, he can do the same for [...]

Three students of Makerere University of Uganda have invented a pregnancy scan machine that has already won an award, Ventures Africa has reported. Aaron Tushabe, Joshua Okello and Josiah Kavuma, all sophomores of the University’s College of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), invented WinSenga, a hand-held device that can scan a pregnant woman’s womb to [...]

Although the 2012 Grant Thornton International Business Report may observe that 21 percent of senior management roles are held by women globally, around the world women are expertly succeeding in business and in growing their fields. In South Africa, the Oliver Empowerment Awards, a prestigious event to highlight leadership and innovation in empowerment, showcases two [...]