‘Bullfighter’ Boni Khalwale Bows To Pressure, Withdraws Bodaboda Bill After Public Pushback
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has withdrawn the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill after facing significant public backlash from bodaboda operators…
‘Make sure you’re charged correct VAT rate from May 1’
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has warned consumers to be vigilant of businesses which could charge them an increased…
Treasury scrambles to reverse VAT increase
The clock is ticking for the Treasury to determine whether re-tabling the national budget could serve as a potential solution…
Freedom Day: Unearthing the ’94 moment through shared roots
At 2:15 am on Wednesday, my China-made phone buzzed. A WhatsApp notification lit the screen: “Good evening…” Timothy Phiri, the…
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak
Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two people in the east…
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know
With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by…
Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope
Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can't get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering…
New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs—if patients enroll
Even for patients covered by Medicare, annual out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving cancer treatments taken in pill form have often exceeded…
Computational analysis links blood RNA patterns to ALS diagnosis and prognosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys the nerves necessary for movement. About 30,000 people in the United…