Global Arable Land Prospects
Land is absolutely essential to agriculture and therefore the relationship between levels of arable land and food security merits serious consideration. It is projected that by 2050 the world will…
Web Hosting Giant Kills “Problem” Elephant
A video posted on his company’s website shows the founder of website domain hosting giant Go Daddy killing a “problem” elephant in Zimbabwe, causing a wave of criticism The video…
Sydney Doctor Killed by Lightning in South Africa
A Sydney doctor has been killed by lighting while bush walking with her husband and four other friends in South Africa, the website iAfrica reports. Lynne Dowd, her husband Bruce,…
World Population Growth Unsustainable: the UN
If the world population is to stand a chance of stabilising itself, the growth rate must slow down significantly with fertility rates below the replacement level, the UN says in…
Muslim Population Doubles in the United States
Studies released today state that one-fourth of the world’s population shall consist of Muslims by the year 2030. By this time, the Muslims in the United States will increase more…
U.S. Keen on Playing Mentor and Friend to South Sudan after Independence
The referendum on independence of south Sudan is slated for January 9. The process has been ongoing ever since the 2005 deal that ended the civil war between North and…
Rwanda Unveils Genocide Archive
An archive of thousands of documents and photographs of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is being unveiled in the capital Kigali. The initiative, which has collected thousands of documents, photographs…
Crocodile Kills Kayaker in Congo
A crocodile has killed renowned South African kayaker on expedition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, say Africa kayak expedition sponsor. Hendrik Coetzee, Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic, two American…
2010 Could be Warmest Year on Record says the UN
This year provides yet another indication of man-made global warming; being one of the three warmest years on record since 1850, says the United Nations. So far, 2010 has been…