Did Kenya’s ‘education delocalisation’ adversely affect exam performance?
Just hours after the Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Education George Magoha released examinations results for the delayed Kenya Certificate of Secondary, questions have already been raised about “education de-localisation” that seems to have adversely affected region that have traditionally performed well in national examinations. Conversely, schools in regions that had...
Invest Africa, DLA strike best practice in African renewable energy projects deal
Global law firm DLA Piper is partnering with Invest Africa, the leading trade and investment platform for African markets to support the development of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) best practice in African renewable energy projects. Clear ESG targets and measurements have become an increasingly important part of fundraising as...
Want to be forever young? ‘Biohackers’ hunt for technology that can stop aging
Last year, two self-described “biohackers” in Russia had themselves hooked up to blood collection machines that replaced approximately half of the plasma coursing through their veins with salty water. Three days later, the men tested their blood for hormones, fats and other indicators of general well-being. The procedure, it seemed,...
Science and politics feed off each other, shape our view of the world around us
Late in August 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei wrote excitedly to his brother-in-law, relating the fast-moving events of that summer. A few weeks earlier, Galileo had heard rumours that a spyglass had been invented in Flanders (now part of Belgium). He quickly produced an improved version, setting off a...
