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By Adam Vaughan A male Verreaux’s Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Kirindy Forest, western MadagascarSteve Bloom Images / Alamy This lemur species was once common across the south of Madagascar but is now listed as critically endangered, the last category before extinction. The fate of Verreaux’s Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) is sadly shared by many of its…

Armed with a face mask, notebook and pen, Everlyne Akinyi Omondi sets out each morning from her one-room home in Nairobi's informal settlement of Kawangware to do a job few others would contemplate in a pandemic.As cases of the new coronavirus climb and Kenyans are told to stay home and avoid human contact, 38-year-old Omondi…

The Seraleng mining community in Rustenburg, South Africa protests over lack of food and jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. (Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images) About a month after a limited return to mining production, Covid-19 infections have started rolling in.Mining companies have been urged to keep workers with underlying health conditions away from work.South…

The majesty of Siphiwe Tshabalala’s tournament-opening goal set the tone for a celebrated, SA-hosted World Cup.For around a month before and then another during it, South Africans were overcome with pure pride and happiness.Crime/hooliganism in the event were virtually non-existent, only adding to the allure.Connoisseurs always insist the left-hander’s cover drive in cricket is aesthetically…