Tag: Science and Technology

The second Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (GDSAI) Summit was held in Nairobi last week, and Strathmore University was ...

Light from 23 distant galaxies, identified with red rectangles in the Hubble Space Telescope image at the top, was combined to capture incredibly faint emission from eight different elements - hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, argon and nickel - which are labelled in the James Webb Space Telescope spectrum

Webb space telescope spies precocious ‘teenage’ galaxies

November 21, 2023

Since it started operating last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has made ground-breaking discoveries about some of the earliest ...

Ethiopia’s losses reduce Vodacom’s profit, but Egypt increases revenue

November 14, 2023

Ethiopia's losses reduce Vodacom's profit, but Egypt increases revenue. Vodacom's (VODJ.J.) profitability took a blow in the first half due ...

This artist's impression, not to scale, illustrates the path of a fast radio burst from the distant galaxy where it originated all the way to Earth, in one of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms, in this handout picture obtained on October 20, 2023. ESO/M. Kornmesser/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers detect mysterious 8 billion-year-old energetic burst

by Tunde N

October 24, 2023

Astronomers have discovered a powerful burst of radio waves from a galaxy merger approximately 8 billion years ago. This is ...

Zimbabwe: Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize

October 12, 2023

In Johannesburg on Thursday, Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga was given the Africa Freedom Prize, which is given to people who ...

What does it mean to be African now?

What does it mean to be African now? Being African may refer to a broad range of identities and experiences, ...

Africa: Computer Science Can Help Farmers Explore Alternative Crops and Sustainable Farming Methods

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by Clara Fagan, Staff Contributor

Can Computer Science Help Farmers Explore Alternative Crops and Sustainable Farming Methods? Half of the Earth's arable land has been ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now’s the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now's the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years. For the ...

Can AI address Africa’s agricultural trade deficit?

by Staff Writer