The Many Faces Of Media

Panoramic landscapes of rock formations on face of the earth are not the only structures that present the spectacle of erosion. What takes infinite centuries to change the ...

Top 5 New Media/Web Platforms For Change

I recently read an article by Sean Parker, the founder president of Facebook and the man behind the revolutionary Napster,that took the music world by storm, speaking about...

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

Mothers Helping Mothers To Live With H.I.V.

When Teresa Njeri got pregnant in 2001 in Kiambu, a suburb of Nairobi, it was the end of the world.   She was joyous about the pregnancy — but an AIDS test showe...

Vodafone M-Pesa Empowers Women With Self-Defence Umbrellas.

Umbrellas are associated with rains and scorching summer heat, acting as a shield from erratic weather. But Vodafone’s mobile wallet and money transfer service M-Pesa...

Mcity, The Town For Driverless Cars, Is Officially Open

The first city built entirely for driverless cars has officially opened its streets at the University of Michigan. Called MCity, the $10 million test facility is designed t...

Filipino Auteur Brillante Mendoza To Receive Tribute At Sarajevo Film Festival

The Sarajevo Film Festival is set to pay tribute to Filipino auteur Brillante Mendoza, who won the director prize at Cannes with his ultra-violent “The Execution of P...

New Single-Dose Drug May Treat Malaria

A new drug may treat malaria in a single dose and prevent infection being transmitted by mosquito bites to other people, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have fo...

Ireland Passes Law Allowing Trans People To Choose Their Legal Gender

Transgender people in Ireland have won legal recognition of their status after a law was passed allowing them to change their legal gender with no medical or state interven...