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How Rwanda's clinics have gone off-grid and onto renewable energy

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imageRwanda faces energy isues and renewable energy in rural parts of the country is vital for healthcare.George Baryamwisaki/EPA

Rwanda is located in the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, it is making advances with off-grid renewable energy solutions for rural areas that could be a model for similar economies.

Rwanda has...

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Great things happen when learners are taken seriously

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imageMany South African schools lack basic equipment like chairs, textbooks, pens and blackboards. Research suggests they could still succeed – by taking learners' ideas and concerns more seriously.Ryan Gray/Reuters

South Africa’s greatest education challenge lies in improving the situation in schools serving communities where poverty is the...

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The legacy of South Africa's Freedom Charter 60 years later

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imageThe more than two million houses built by the state and transferred to the residents as freehold property, many with solar energy, are the most visible of the Freedom Charter’s achievements. Reuters

This years marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter in South Africa, a document that triggered a paradigm shift in thinking about the...

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Seven easy steps to keep viruses from your devices

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imageAnti-virus software can keep cyber-criminals at bay.shutterstock

Computer viruses are applications designed for harmful reasons and can infect a device without the owner being aware. Anyone with a device has to be careful of attacks when using their computer, tablet or mobile handset.

Viruses spread through connections to the internet via emails,...

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