For years, Asa Reza has been growing tobacco as a source of income. Growing up in Nyamakate community in Hurungwe , southwest of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, Reza plants 4 hectares of tobacco each year and uses firewood for curing. “Per hectare, I need around ten big trees or more because every barn requires at least […]
It is a regular working day at the Standard Media Group bureau in Nakuru City, Kenya. On the third floor of the building along Kenyatta Avenue, the sound of traffic and boda bodas echoes from the street below. Inside the newsroom, the only sounds are the tapping of keyboards as journalists work on their assignments.
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Saturday, 21 June 2025, reaffirmed its commitment to giraffe conservation during national celebrations to mark World Giraffe Day at the historic Ivory Burning Site in Nairobi National Park. The event, organised in collaboration with the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW) Kenya, brought together officials, conservation partners, and students from
Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda-CCFU ED, Ms Barbra Babweteera Mutambi, Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa and other officials during the launch of ‘Inspiration from the Past’ book at the East African Revival Museum grounds. This Museum is under Ankole Diocese in Western Uganda. Rise News Uganda Network, key players in Africa’s culture and heritage sector have asked development
