People Archives - Page 15 of 20

Tales of African Hair

Natalie Sifuma

In fact, hairdressers were as popular back then as they are today. There was great demand for their services, though the braiding process was often time consuming, and sometimes complex. However, different African ethnic groups boasted of an array of hairstyles. But what was popular across the continent were braided hairstyles, such as cornrows and braids. Still, there was so much skill and technique that went into braiding and hairstyling.

Modern Medicine’s Egyptian Roots

Natalie Sifuma

Much more can be said about the premier of medicine in Egypt, and the successes of then – but the practice was not without errors.

Cage Aquaculture and Lake Victoria’s Dwindling Stock

Daniel Ominde

In addition to the economic factors, the government of Kenya previously paid keen attention to the Lake Victoria resource. Policies such as the ban on fishing activities between April and August each year allowed the lake to restock, since this is usually the breeding period. There were even zones where fishing activities were prohibited, like river mouths, which are fish breeding areas. The government also regulated the kind of fishing gears used.

Brothers, Please Spare Us These Fashion Faux Pas

Khui Karanja

To start off, let’s agree that men always want to feel comfortable in whatever they put on and hope it makes them look good.

Johannes Albertus Myburgh: South Africa’s Towering Surgeon

Natalie Sifuma

And so the day to perform the first renal transplant in South Africa came. Ready with his team which included American transplant expert Prof Thomas Strazl, the procedure began. It was a demanding process; failure was not an option.

Human Rights In The Time Of Covid-19

Joshua Malidzo Nyawa

The unprecedented virus leaves us with several questions including whether we are supposed to talk of human rights when confronted with a pandemic

Legends of The Olympics

Steffany Ndei

Role of Science in Sports

Steffany Ndei

Love By Any Other Name

Steffany Ndei

However, the violence meted against the LGBTQI+ community in Kenya cannot go unnoticed. Whether physical or emotional, members of this community are easy targets for attacks by sanctimonious people. This violence is often camouflaged in religious claptrap, with the perpetrators condemning queer people to eternal hellfire.

Believe It or Not, Embarambamba Is Us

Eddy Ashioya

We are the chicken thief, condemning the egg thief, sounding like the man wearing a balaclava at the scene of a bank robbery with his pockets filed with banknotes,