A game by any other name
The Tanzanian game of Bao is a version of a group of African board games referred to as Mancala. It… Read More
A game by any other name
The First South Africans
The San People, a diverse group of skilled hunter-gatherers who number about 100,000 and share historical and linguistic connections, are… Read More
The Painted People
Indigenous to Ethiopia, the Karo tribe is famous for their face and body paint. Their population reportedly plummeted due to… Read More
My heart will go on
Most people know that the world’s first human to human heart transplant was performed by Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town… Read More
Bless the kids down in Africa
According to the United Nations, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 11% of the world’s population, but almost 50% of children who… Read More
A rush of blood through the air
More than 1.1 million people received red blood cell transfusions between 2011 and 2016. To keep up with demand, and… Read More