The festival, now in its sixth year, takes place in Marlay Park from July 13 -16.

Progress has been made but malaria remains a serious threat to the wellbeing of millions of Africans, write Julie Essiam and Joy Phumaphi. 

In a super-arid desert at an altitude of 5,000m, with almost no humidity or vegetation, the world’s largest ground-based astronomy project opened for business yesterday — ready to probe the universe with unprecedented might.

Each week, Esther N McCarthy scouts around for interesting bits for your home.