Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard...

Rising from the ashes: Nweze Emeka’s story of building out of multiple failures 

In the bustling tech corridors of Nigeria’s startup ecosystem, failure is often whispered about in hushed tones, something to be hidden, not celebrated. Yet for Nweze Ikechukwu Emeka, failure was not the end of the road but the raw material from...

FIA needs to build solid foundation for global motor sport, says presidential candidate Tim Mayer

SINGAPORE – The glitz and glamour and the sheer commercial might of Formula One may be commonly viewed as the pinnacle of motor sport, but International Automobile Federation (FIA) presidential hopeful Tim Mayer rejects the idea of a pyramid where...

Retired teacher finds new calling in empowering PWDs in Busia

Francisca Mukani, 65, a retired special needs teacher from Busia, showcases her products at Kisumu Museum during the Tourism Week Free Park Entry Day. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard] At 62, Francisca Mukani, a retired teacher from Funyula in Busia...

David Walstra: The Sprudge Twenty Interview

David is the founder of Seam Coffee, one of the best and most respected speciality coffee roasters in South Africa and the most awarded coffee business in the country. David in his own right has won “Excellence in Coffee 2022” (the highest...

'A friend to the planet' and a 'remarkable woman': Tributes pour in for primatologist Jane Goodall

British conservationist and primatologist Dame Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering studies of chimpanzees, has died aged 91. A post on her institute's Instagram page said she died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday morning while in Los...

How to watch Conference League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free streams

Watch 2025/26 Conference League live streams to see clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and all across the continent do battle for European silverware. Just the fifth edition of the revamped version of UEFA's third competition, English clubs...

For the wild, unto death

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned a childhood love of primates into a lifelong mission to protect the environment, died yesterday, the Jane Goodall Institute said. The 91-year-old was on a speaking tour in California when she...

Jane Goodall, wildlife advocate and conservationist, dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday. Goodall died of natural causes...

British scientist, activist Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

world Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday. Goodall died of natural causes...

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday. Goodall died of natural causes...

Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies aged 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Rwanda’s Online Militants

3 This graphic avatar has been widely shared by Rwandan social media users as comfortable response to online attack “With the grace of God I can now announce that the accounts denying the 1994 genocide are no longer accessible,” wrote one jubilant...

Jane Goodall, primatologist and global activist, dies aged 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Jane Goodall, famed wildlife advocate, dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

By Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday. Goodall...

Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Primatologist Jane Goodall dies at age of 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Ms Goodall died of natural causes, the Jane...