Credit to the government of Uganda which acted in response to pressure and several of them were rescued from the ordeal more than a year later. They reported having been subjected to 20-hour work ...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

Africa’s workforce could be one of the most powerful economic forces globally, bridging labour gaps in ageing economies ...

Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited access ...

Vijay Reddy received funding from the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and Department of Basic Education. School mathematics in South Africa is often seen as a sign of the health ...

How did South African learners (and others) perform in the math study? The South African grade 9 mathematics achievement improved by 8 points from 389 in TIMSS 2019 to 397 in 2023.From the trends ...

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...

Robert Thorpe is a Newsweek reporter based in Massachusetts. His focus is reporting on personal finance topics, including banking, Social Security, investing and more. Robert joined Newsweek in ...