How organisational culture affects business performance in Nigeria: Organisational culture must be client/customer focused. Per-Anders Pettersson/GettyImages The small and medium scale enterprise (SME) sector plays a critical economic role in both developed and developing countries. It is a significant source of job creation and contributes to innovation and technological growth. In Nigeria, SMEs account for …
How insecurity affects the lives of everyone in the Niger Delta: Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images Nigeria has an urgent insecurity problem. News from the country often emphasises insecurity related to Islamic insurgents in Northern Nigeria, organised armed banditry involving Fulani herdsmen, farmer-herder conflicts, kidnapping and armed robbery. Insecurity has long been a problem in the country’s …
COVID-19 affects men and women differently. It’s important to track the data: Health workers collect data from a man before taking samples during Kenya's COVID-19 mass testing exercise. Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images The African Population Health Research Centre, based in Kenya, has been mining data across 47 countries in Africa, tracking differences …
Male fertility: how age affects men’s chances of having children: Men can produce children for longer than women. Shutterstock/fizkes In 2012, proud dad Ramjit Raghav made global headlines when he became a father at the age of 96. He had beaten the record for the world’s oldest dad – a record he’d set himself, two …
South Africa in the news: How Adjusted Level 3 Affects Football: The newly adjusted Level 3 lockdown regulations have been made official, and the gazette reveals how football in the country will be affected.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa imposes new virus curbs as WHO warns of worse pandemics: South Africa banned alcohol sales …
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Acute poverty affects Ghana’s savanna region: how oilseeds could help boost local diets: Sesame seeds could help boost local diets in Ghana Shutterstock In parts of Ghana there are still persistently high rates of acute malnutrition. This is despite the fact that there has been significant progress in reducing these at the national level. The …
Insights into how the US abortion gag rule affects health services in Kenya: US President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Mexico City Policy – often referred to as the “Global Gag Rule” – is a US government policy that …
How coronavirus affects the brain: r.classen/Shutterstock Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still learning what the disease can do. There are now detailed reports of brain illness emerging in people with relatively mild lung illness, in those who are critically ill and also in those in recovery. One key thing we’re seeing is that …
How the warmer weather affects the air around us: Change is in the air. Most people anticipate the end of winter with the eagerness of a Springbok racing to the tryline. The end of the sniffle season is warmly welcomed, but is the change of season all that good for us? Surprisingly, spring is not …
The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo: An artisanal mine Fairphone/Flickr Strong evidence links the mining of minerals to local conflict in several African countries. This is because minerals are prized by rebel groups and are a source of their financing. Examples include the “blood diamonds” that were used to finance …
Slavery was never abolished – it affects millions, and you may be funding it: Nail bars are havens for modern slavery. shutterstock When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms” of slavery – and of the 12m people ripped from their West African homes and shipped across the …
South Africa in the news: How South Africa’s new cannabis ruling affects employees – 6 big legal questions answered: On 18 September 2018, the Constitutional Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment on the private use of cannabis in South Africa. According to Gavin Stansfield, director at Cliffe Dekker …: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa’s …
Help your customers understand why workplace noise affects productivity and profitability. And how they can fix it.: Plantronics EncorePro Headsets Photo: Plantronics stock Johannesburg, South Africa –February 2018 4% of employees agree blocking out noise increases their productivity.(1) Today, work happens everywhere — in busy open-plan offices and contact centers, at home, even coffee shops. This flexibility …
Statelessness affects millions in Africa. Madagascar is tackling the problem: Madagascar is taking steps towards addressing statelessness with a new nationality law. Shutterstock Three years ago the United Nations took steps to try and address the issue of statelessness by putting in place a 10-point plan that aims to reduce the number of people who …
Maternal malnutrition affects future generations. Kenya must break the cycle: A mother and her son at a nutrition clinic in Kenya. Adequate nutrition for mothers is important for the health of their children. KUAP Pandipieri Nutrition of women before and during pregnancy and when breastfeeding is critical in determining the health and survival of the …