Some of the veterans of Kenya’s pop music scene Just A Band, Camp Mulla, and Xtatic will be taking part in a massive project next year with a band of producers and DJs from Portugal’s…
Dogs can sniff out lung cancer, pilot study shows
Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria published on Wednesday suggested, potentially offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis. “Dogs have no problem identifying tumour patients,” said…
Malawi prostitutes accused of killing non-paying clients
Prostitutes in the northern Malawian city of Mzuzu are accused of killing two clients by drowning them in a dam after they failed to pay for sex, police said on Tuesday. “After a long time…
Africa’s vanishing savannahs threaten lions: study
Africa’s savannahs, and the lions that have found their home there, are disappearing at an alarming rate, plummeting two thirds over the past 50 years, a study found Tuesday. Using new satellite data, Duke University…
A closed mouth gathers no foot
(By OYUNGA PALA) Those who know, rarely feel the need to tell. Perhaps this is the secret of success, the ability to keep your mouth shut when you are having it good. It is a…
Erykah Badu: Alluring and unpredictable
“I am a mother of three. I am 40 years old. And I am also beautiful; and also relevant…” Two years ago, that is how Erykah Badu described herself during an interview at the Tobago…
Samsung testing e-Learning tablets for primary pupils
Primary pupils in Kenya may soon shun the use of exercise books and black boards as Samsung Electronics East Africa has embarked on a pilot program geared at transforming traditional classrooms to multimedia teaching environments….