South African Dermatologist awarded L’Oréal African Hair & Skin Research Grant
Dr Willem Visser, Head of Dermatology, Stellenbosch University has been awarded the L’Oréal African Hair & Skin research grant for his research on Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN). The award is open to all dermatologists and African PhD students specialising in the science of skin and hair. Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a skin and hair […]
The 5-Hour Rule Which Bill Gates, Warren Buffett And Oprah All Use
The explored personal history of many widely-admired business leaders like Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg has been analysed in order to understand how they apply the principles of deliberate practice. Mind, this is not neccessarily does not qualify as an academic study, its just an observation which reveals a […]
Interracial Dating in America Vs Zimbabwe: Here Is What I found Out…
I was going through some articles online the other day, when I stumbled upon an article around interracial dating in America. Before then, I had never really thought much about it, but the article did raise some pretty interesting points and it showed just how the issue of race and racism was still a major […]
The Day Someone I Loved Died: They Tell Me to Get Over it and Move on but I Can’t
I am a writer, I have always been a writer and I will always be a writer. The way I write is a part of me and is as important to me as breathing. Recently one of the AfricaMetro editors asked me to write something totally different than what I usually write, to be specific […]
The Bloody Epistles
Detective Chief Inspector Tanaka Dube along with Detective Mudiwa Chiwenga arrived at the Harare Project Newspaper Headquarters in Jason Moyo Avenue. The editor was pacing to and fro and it was clear from his movements the man was anxious and under a lot of stress. It was to be expected, after all he had Nashe […]
An Ancestor’s Warning
Gloria Vanhuvangu looked out the window, came back to her sofa then thirty seconds later she was up on her feet again and looking out the window. Some called it a mother’s intuition, she called it the ancestor’s warning, but whatever it was, it was telling her that her daughter was in trouble. Had been […]
I know things are not looking good for my wife
Ngoni Mare paced to and fro unable to settle himself. He checked his watch for what was the fifth time in ten minutes, then felt his stomach become hollow. The door to the Conference room, at the Harare police station, opened and Ngoni immediately turned. It was Detective Chief Inspector Tanaka Dube and she had […]
Top Ten Deadliest Crashes in Aviation History
In yet another tragic aviation accident, Flydubai, a government owned low cost UAE based airline, crashed enroute from Dubai to Rostov in Russia, killing all 62 on board. According to a whistleblower, the airline was known to ‘work their pilots to death’, and thus fatigue could have been a cause for the death.Other theories being […]
Ethiopia Closes Shabelle River Blocks Water Going to Somalia
The leader of Somali regional federal state of Ethiopia Abdi Mohamud Omar (Iley) said they have deliberately stopped the water flow into Shabelle rivers, the main resources of Somalis. “We are storing Shabelle river water flow behind the walls for a dam purpose and irrigation of our own farming fields in Somali region of Ethiopia,” […]
Couple Accidentally Texts Strangers About Newborn, They Show up to Congratulate Them at Hospital
A texting mix-up over a newborn resulted in a heartwarming moment between strangers.Tallahassee, Florida, man Dennis Williams received a text on Saturday, March 19, informing him that a couple was having a baby. “We are at the hospital. Having a baby today!” the text read, followed by, “She has dilated to between 5-6.” “Congrats lol […]
