From airport surges to a state funeral, Kenya mourns Raila Odinga as Africa weighs his legacy and what it means for our shared democratic future. Raila Odinga’s passing at 80 on 15 October 2025 in India feels personal across our region. Seven days of national mourning were declared in Kenya, and tributes poured in for a reformist who shaped multi-party politics. This Raila Odinga death moment reaches South Africa too, because Kenya’s democracy has long been a mirror for ours. What happened,...

Getting up in the morning with a smile on your face and a brisk walk to work... This scenario is an exception. However, there is one job that is practiced in a good mood and it is rather unexpected. This job, which no one suspects, does not bring in thousands of dollars, but it makes those who do it happy. A major study on fulfillment at work During childhood, when the teacher asks us what our dream job is, we imagine ourselves in a spaceship, touching space, in front of a blackboard, in the...

Happiness expert Laurie Santos gets nauseous when she thinks about dying, she says — but she regularly does it, anyway. People who habitually considering their own mortality and the brevity of life — like how any meal or conversation could be your last — are generally happier than those who don't, Santos said during a live taping of the "Last Meal with Tom Nash podcast" on March 12. The reason: Remembering that life is short can gently force you to be more present, gracious and experience...