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A Southampton man attacked his wife and tried to drown her in a bog on a quiet road after dark.

A Southampton man attacked his wife and tried to drown her in a bog on a quiet road after dark.

Seven young leaders have been shortlisted to win up to $80 000 for their socially impactful ventures in Africa.

 is telling the stories of Africans making a difference in the world of tech. Before he turned ten, a typical Friday would find Vuyane Mhlomi on one of many trains making his way back home from school. His journey typically did not end at home. He would only stop there to pick up a change of clothes for his father who was very often hospitalised due to his poorly controlled diabetes. Coupled with his mother’s cardiac condition, Vuyane spent a lot of his time in hospital queues waiting for any one of his parents to be attended to.  He tells me that the doctors worked hard. There were just ...

South Africa’s Quro Medical comes out of stealth with $1.1M to expand its hospital-at-home service For a continent with such stark inequality, Africa has seen limited innovation to increase access to healthcare and reduce healthcare delivery costs. Over the years, there has been continued investment in traditional care models despite the overwhelming evidence of inefficiency and escalating costs. The pandemic also laid these problems bare, exposing the vulnerabilities of the continent’s healthcare system. Health tech startup Quro Medical is trying to scale alternative models for African h...