Author: Ziggy Marley

We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN

Photo by Ringo HW Chiu/AP Article by Jonathan Watts, via The Guardian The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of...

Denis Mukwege: The man who mends women

Photo courtesy of 2018 Cable News Network, Inc. Article by Eliza Anyangwe and Stephanie Busari, via CNN Denis Mukwege's time has come. The Congolese doctor has devoted his life to fixing the broken bodies of brutalized and violated women, and rumors swirled for years that he has been...

Don’t Lock Out The Next Generation Of Green Tech

Photo by Orjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis via Getty Images Article by Christopher Koopman and Brian Isomf, via The Hill From modularized nuclear reactors to renewable natural gas systems to facilities that convert energy from ocean waves into electricity, the potential for clean technology to reshape our energy sector...

The Rise and Rise Of Contemporary African Art

Article via The Art Newspaper On the eve of the 1-54 fair for contemporary African art, we talk to an artist, a curator, an art fair founder, a gallerist and an auctioneer about the long overdue recognition of the diverse art of a continent. Produced in...

South African artist celebrates women [The Morning Call]

Article by Jerry Bambi, via Africa News Art project in South Africa showcases what has been described as a series of bold and expressive paintings to the glory of female beauty. We take you to meet with the painter Nelson Makamo, a young 36-year-old South African. [embedyt]...