South Africa is heading into its latest budget with a rare sense of optimism — and the chance to mark a turning point for the nation’s long-strained public finances. After years of rising debt and ...

JEMA, Ghana (AP) — As day broke in a remote part of western Ghana, a priest, farmers and other residents combed through the forests, looking for signs of illegal gold mining. They have done this for ...

A 50-year-old pan-African reinsurer wants to do what South-East Asia did – use deep, local insurance capital to fund development. Here’s what must change to get there. When Corneille Karekezi looks at ...

MORGAN HILL, CA - Monterey Mushrooms, the premier vertically integrated mushroom grower in the United States, is proud to announce the certification of its Organic Spent Mushroom Compost (COSMC) by ...

In a nutshell: Researchers at The Ohio State University have demonstrated that common fungi, such as shiitake mushrooms, can process and store digital information – a finding that could help shape the ...

Ghana’s Jospong Group of Companies—has positioned itself as one of the continent’s strongest advocates for a circular economy that transforms garbage into economic opportunity. It is reshaping how ...

At first, the sensations were so unfamiliar that Roshni Kay tried to tether herself to something to keep from floating away. When she finally let herself succumb to the sense that her body was ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Davenport Compost Facility is celebrating 30 years of transforming organic waste into gardening products this weekend. The facility, which opened in 1995, was the first of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescue authorities made the tough decision on Thursday to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a collapsed school, with no more signs of life ...