TED Talks
TED: School is just the start. Here's how to help girls succeed for life | Angeline Murimirwa
Education activist and 2023 Audacious Project grantee Angeline Murimirwa knows the power of educating girls, especially in places where they may not have easy access to schooling. But she says that's not enough. In an inspiring talk, she...
SciShow
How Climate Change Helped Dinosaurs Take Over
New research suggests climate change in the past might have helped dinosaurs spread across the world. And modern climate change is revealing some of the things they left behind.
SciShow
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, raising offspring, or maybe just the occasional...
Crash Course
Into Africa and Wole Soyinka: Crash Course Theater #49
It's difficult to talk about African theater thanks to colonialism. Pre-colonial Africa was home to many spoken languages, and not nearly as many written languages. The chain of oral tradition was broken by colonial policies, and so many...
PBS
Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election
In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress. A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front...
TED Talks
TED: To fight climate change, listen to young people | Nkosilathi Nyathi
The climate crisis has been largely caused by irresponsible adults in developed countries, but it's the children of developing nations -- like Zimbabwean environmental activist Nkosilathi Nyathi -- that suffer from the most disastrous...
TED Talks
TED: Living sculptures that stand for history's truths | Sethembile Msezane
In the century-old statues that occupy Cape Town, Sethembile Mzesane didn't see anything that looked like her own reality. So she became a living sculpture herself, standing for hours on end in public spaces dressed in symbolic costumes,...
TED Talks
Elizabeth Nyamayaro: An invitation to men who want a better world for women
Around the world, women still struggle for equality in basic matters like access to education, equal pay and the right to vote. But how to enlist everyone, men and women, as allies for change? Meet Elizabeth Nyamayaro, head of UN Women's...
TED Talks
Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
TED Talks
My journey mapping the uncharted world | Tawanda Kanhema
Significant pieces of the globe are literally not on the map: they're missing from the most widely used mapping platforms, like Google Street View, leaving communities neglected of vital services and humanitarian aid. In this...
SciShow
3 Things to Know About Cecil the Lion
Cecil was one of the most thoroughly studied lions in Africa. And thanks to him, we know several reasons why the death of one big cat can be a big deal.
TED Talks
TED: Africa is a sleeping giant -- I'm trying to wake it up | Adeola Fayehun
Africa is like a sleeping giant, says journalist and satirist Adeola Fayehun at the beginning of this hilarious, incisive talk. "The truth is I am trying to wake up this giant. That's why I air the dirty laundry of those in charge."...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why? - Breeanna Elliott
Stretched across a tree-peppered expanse in Southern Africa lies the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, a medieval stone city of astounding wealth. Located in the present-day country of Zimbabwe, it's the site of the second largest settlement...
TED Talks
Moreangels Mbizah: How community-led conservation can save wildlife
Conservationist and TED Fellow Moreangels Mbizah studied the famous Cecil the lion until he was shot by a trophy hunter in 2015. She wonders how things could've gone differently, asking: "What if the community that lived next to Cecil...
Curated Video
South Africa Geography
New ReviewSouth Africa makes up the southern portion of the continent of Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Indian Ocean in the east. The country is the 27th-largest in the world, or the same size as France, Spain, and Portugal...
Curated Video
Eastern and Southern
New ReviewA video about the trade relationship between Asia and Africa. This video discusses Great Zimbabwe.
Wonderscape
Learning About Zimbabwe: Flag, Symbols, and Geography
New ReviewPreschool Prep Alphabet and Countries from A-Z V1-0027 This video introduces the flag and key symbols of Zimbabwe in a simple and engaging way. Through colorful visuals and clear narration, viewers learn about the significance of the...
Curated Video
Should sanctions against Zimbabwe be lifted?
Thousands of Zimbabweans answer government's call to protest against U.S. & EU embargoes
Curated Video
Is Zimbabwe cracking down on dissent? | Inside Story
A prominent journalist who exposed corruption is arrested, but the government says he's inciting violence.
Curated Video
Fair finance or funny money? Scepticism greets Zimbabwe’s new bond notes
Struggling with a shortage of cash Zimbabwe has introduced a new currency, a “bond note”, redeemable against US dollars, which has been the country’s official currency since 2009. #Zimbabwe central bank to introduce bond notes Monday...
Curated Video
Zimbabwe sanctions 'hurting regular people'
A United Nations official has arrived in Zimbabwe to see how sanctions, put in place almost 20 years ago to target leaders, have ended up hitting regular people.
Curated Video
UK archbishop of Canterbury resigns: Justin Welby failed to properly investigate abuse
Welby announces he is stepping down after an independent report finds he failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
Curated Video
Zimbabwe's plan to compensate evicted white farmers sparks backlash
Zimbabwe's farms in the eye of a storm as war veterans are angered by a government plan to compensate evicted white farmers.
Curated Video
Global Inequalities
A look at the difference in living standards and prospects between countries around the world, how this is measured, and how this impacts your life. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The most commonly used indicator...