Supply and demand: we all know how this works. If there’s too much of something (whether bricks, maize or tomatoes), there’s a glut and...
1. Their flag has a gun on it
The flag of Mozambique has an image of an AK-47 on it, symbolising the country’s fight for...
Mining is not an industry that is known for its abundance of female staff. Globally, the industry has a female workforce of just 5-10%...
Think of the last time you connected with someone. Perhaps it was via a text message, or a Skype call, or a visit to...
In a world of diminishing, non-renewable resources, we as consumers of those resources have responsibilities, too. Instead of following the traditional “take-make-dispose” approach to...
1. It’s the world’s second-largest diamond producer
Botswana is the world’s second-largest producer of diamonds, after Russia. The country is forecast to produce 22 million...
by Gavin Keeton
This article first appeared in the January 2018 edition of Africa in Fact, Issue 44. Africa in Fact is the journal of...
You may think of tin as a humble metal, and you aren’t alone. Tin is often overlooked, but the element is certainly not without...
Whenever you lay eyes on a diamond, your first thought is unlikely to be how extremely useful it is, as a stone. But many...
There are two kinds of people – those who invested in bitcoin early and have made a fortune; and those who wished they had....
