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Gilbert Nakweya

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Gilbert Nakweya

Science,Technology, Innovations, Higher education Journalist/Writer

AAS

Major research crisis after investors pull funding from African Academy of Sciences

A Deloitte report highlights allegations of financial mismanagement and fraud, while salary increases for senior management exceeded the limit set by the governing council

  • Gilbert Nakweya
11 min read
Ghana is only the latest country on the continent to give drone-delivered healthcare a go. (Jordi Perdigó/Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data)
DRONE DELIVERY

The ups and downs of drug-delivering drones

​From the Ganges River to Ghana, drones are delivering vaccines, HIV tests and blood transfusions and cutting waiting times for life-saving healthcare

  • Gilbert Nakweya
10 min read
Water hyacinth isn’t just good at being abundant – its foliage also contains a high ratio of carbon to nitrogen. The combination makes it ideal as a renewable gas source via bio digesters like this one. (Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP)
BHEKISISA TEAM

From weed to fuel: Kenya’s fight against this SA invader could pay off handsomely

This invasive weed clogs our dam and rivers but in Kenya, it’s become the next big thing in renewable energy.

  • Gilbert Nakweya
  • Bhekisisa Team
7 min read