Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress – how to build a resilient health system in South Africa: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images Popular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professions have also long researched and implemented strategies to deal with burnout …
What does a conductor actually do? A surprising amount: Angelo Giampiccolo/shutterstock At the age of three, I remember jumping on my parent’s sofa, waving my arms in the air conducting a record of Gilbert and Sullivans Pirates of Penzance. Last week, my four-year-old son was doing the same thing, only to the soundtrack of Disney’s …
South Africa in the news: These 7 hatchbacks all cost around the same amount: R220,000: Toyota was once again the best-selling car brand in South Africa in November – followed by German automaker VW and fellow Japanese giant Suzuki. New vehicle sales in November 2021 increased by …: “South Africa” – BingNews Delta variant predominant …
Fossil fuel subsidies amount to hundreds of billions of dollars a year – here’s how to get rid of them: Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock Any feasible pathway out of the climate crisis involves dramatically lowering our consumption of fossil fuels. It’s astonishing, then, that many countries not only don’t reflect the damage caused by burning fossil fuels …
Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin: Cairo, Egypt AlexAnton/Shutterstock Flowing through 11 African countries, the Nile River plays an important role in the lives of more than 24% of Africa’s population. To both upstream and downstream countries, the Nile waters are crucial in development planning, food and …
Why the pandemic could slash the amount of plastic waste we recycle: A startup in Lagos, Nigeria hopes to help manage the recent deluge of plastic waste. EPA-EFE/AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of plastic medical and protective equipment, such as single-use gloves, masks and aprons. Much of this equipment must be …
What's the right amount of swap space for a modern Linux system?: Swap space is one of those things that everyone seems to have an idea about, and I am no exception. All my sysadmin friends have their opinions, and most distributions make recommendations too. Many years ago, the rule of thumb for the amount …