Neo-slavery: Steeped in corruption, unable to create new jobs for African countries are sending skilled labour abroad to boost their economies
Sending workers abroad has been at the core of development strategies of Asian countries like the Philippines and Bangladesh for decades. But the approach has not been widely embraced in sub-Saharan Africa, where countries like Kenya have been accused by frustrated citizens of shirking their responsibility to create jobs at home.
Previously ‘orphaned’ by scientists as ‘primitive’ sorghum is rebounding in western Kenya as a cash crop
Prof Hai Chun Jing from the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who is leading the Chinese partnership in technology development and transfer, put emphasis on the importance of selecting and breeding high-yielding, drought-resistant varieties that can thrive in the diverse agro-ecological zones of Africa.
South African currency holds firm stable as Trump promises more tariffs on minerals
South Africa’s benchmark 2030 government bond was weaker, with the yield up 3.5 basis points to 9.1 per cent. On the stock market, the Top-40 index closed up about 0.4 per cent.
Racist undertones: Why Trump, world’s richest man Elon Musk oppose South Africa’s new land law
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Councillor Malefetsane Mokoena meets with a family residing on Meyerskop farm, owned by a wealthy white farmer, with whom they are quarrelling over grazing rights in Free State province, South Africa, on February 6, 2025. Credit: Reuters
Trump’s foreign funding freeze exposes how USAID bribed leading media houses to censor news, peddle smear campaigns
Ji said this is concerning given that BBC has expanded its influence through projects like the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), a self-described “industry partnership” that worked with Big Tech forms to identify “misinformation” and “disinformation” on their platforms.
Doctor prescribes rigid dietary regimen for rural folk in Kenya to keep pancreatic cancer at bay
Dr Philip Blasto says some of the high risk factors include smoking, obesity, having a family history of diabetes adding that some people inherit the gene from their parents that raise their risk of pancreatic cancer.
Fish farming propels Kakamega in western Kenya top of aquaculture as forecasts for 2025 show rapid growth
A non-governmental organisation, Green Life, says, “The forecast for aquaculture in Kenya is largely positive. In 2025, the Kenyan population is estimated to be 56 million people. Assuming that the average consumption per capita remains at 4.3 kilogrammes per capita, this implies a total estimated consumption of 241,000 tonnes of fish in 2025.”
Kenya builds 23,000 cubic litre per hour borehole to serve 500 households, 10,000 heads of cattle in semi-arid north
Following the completion of the project, the regional and national government say they will follow the project with reinstating the Ksh4.6 billion ($35.604 million) hunger safety net programme (HSNP) that had been paused in eight arid and semi-arid Lands (ASALs) counties for lack of funding four months ago.
With more investments, Western Kenya’s leading aquaculture farmer says Kakamega has capacity to meet country’s fish supply
Since it was indexed as a key driver of the local economy and as a weapon against poverty and food insecurity in 2021 when interest in aquaculture was limited to 6,700 farmers and production 1,700 metric tonnes of fish, investment has risen rapidly. Currently, it is estimated that Kakamega has 10,000 fish farmers and 12,000 fish ponds that are producing over 2,500 metric tonnes of fish.
How 70-year-old woman’s fish farm in Vihiga inspires village, became internship centre for university students
Deen has diversified her farm activities with dairy cattle and dairy goat keeping, tissue culture banana farming, fruits and vegetables on her farm, which she sells additional income.
