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Inmates getting their hair done during a CSR event at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. [Juliet Omelo, Standard] Inside Lang’ata Women’s Prison, a corner of the facility hums with an unusual energy. Women cluster in small groups, hands twisting hair, brushes sweeping…
Why your body wakes you before the alarm
Flavours of legacy: Dining amidst history
Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of disinformation, designed to deceive…
Four things to know if visiting Zanzibar
A tourist dives into the waters at one of the beaches in Zanzibar. [Peter Muiruri,…
Jeremiah Mwenda, the head guide at Ngare Ndare Forest, walks through the endangered red cedar trees.…
Raising peaceful minds in turbulent times
From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage…
Veteran Congolese singer Kasongo wa Kanema of Orchestra Super Mazembe. (Courtesy) He was an articulate singer, composer and a vocalist of great repute who sang in three international languages – Kiswahili, French and Lingala in Kenya and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). His work spoke volumes…
Scholastica Moraa displays a book titled When Love Says Goodbye at the Kisii Book Fair. [File courtesy] One of the highlights of this year’s Kisii…
Weekly Round Up
Depiction of a sad African-American woman. [Courtesy, iStockphoto] When the unfathomable happens, that sudden, brutal or utterly unexpected loss of someone you hold dear,…
Scholastica Moraa displays a book titled When Love Says Goodbye at the Kisii Book Fair. [File courtesy] One of the highlights of this year’s…
Little hugs her dad standing with a suitcase leaving for a trip. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Fathers are often viewed as providers and protectors. In a child’s…
The Embassy of Barbados, in collaboration with a visiting team from the Ministry of Tourism – Barbados, was on a mission to promote tourism…
