DINNER PARTY INTEL: Ghana going for gold
Ghana, the continent’s largest gold producer, plans to sell the rights to most of its gold royalties
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Water on Mars, but not a drop to drink
Two years ago, scientists discovered a saltwater lake beneath the south pole of Mars, leading to excitement and some scepticism
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Elephant deaths explained
Toxins made by microscopic algae caused the previously unexplained deaths of elephants in Botswana, the country’s officials say
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Ice Age cave bear discovered intact
Reindeer herders in Russia’s Lyakhovsky Islands in the Arctic have found the complete carcass of an Ice Age cave bear in melting permafrost
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Soak up the sun
A Barcelona hospital is letting its Covid-19 patients out into the sun, partly in a bid to increase their vitamin D intake, after a Spanish study suggested it ...
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Zimbabwe land offer
Foreign white farmers in Zimbabwe whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe can apply to get it back and will be offered land elsewhere if restitution proves ...
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Rocky outcome for Rio Tinto CEO
Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques has lost $5m in bonuses over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site in Western Australia
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Not sorry enough
Namibian President Hage Geingob has turned down Germany’s offer of $11.7m in reparations for the genocide committed by the German empire
DINNER PARTY INTEL: As global temperature soar, US begins to withdraw from Paris Accord
The US is enacting policies to reverse course on curbing the carbon emissions
Some African francophone countries take control of their forex reserves
The Central Bank of West African States will hold reserves for Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo
DINNER PARTY INTEL: In African first, VW to try out e-Golfs in Rwanda
During the pilot phase, four e-Golfs and one charging station will be introduced in Kigali
DINNER PARTY INTEL: SA National Space Agency wants you
The SA National Space Agency is looking for three volunteers to take an all-expenses-paid three-month trip to Antarctica and it has opened up applications to ...
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: Oil riches for Kenya?
Kenya has joined the ranks of oil-exporting countries
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: Bashir faces the music
Deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir is in court this week on charges of corruption
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: Versace’s fashion faux pas
Luxury brand Versace has issued a grovelling apology to China after its T-shirts caused a social media storm there
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: New straws really suck
The paper straws introduced by McDonald’s last year cannot be recycled, the BBC reports
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: ‘Set your ovaries free’
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has urged women to "set your ovaries free" and bear more children
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DINNER PARTY INTEL: Stockpiling becomes a thing as Brexit looms
Four out of 10 Brits are stockpiling food, medicine and clothes in their homes
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