Electric vehicles in South Africa: how to avoid making them the privilege of the few: Electric Cars being recharged in Paris. South Africa needs to subsidise entry level vehicles to boost sales. Photo by: Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In the early 1900s, automobiles took the streets of industrialised cities by storm, rapidly displacing …
Why families fight over inheritances – and how to avoid it: shutterstock Inheritance gone wrong is a popular theme in fiction. In the recent German miniseries The Funeral, the one-sided will of the family patriarch unhinges the entire ceremony, and long-held hostilities are aired at the grave. In our research, we tried to understand why …
Ukraine: ordinary Russian soldiers face war crimes charges but the big fish are likely to avoid punishment – here’s why: Ukraine’s chief prosecutor has announced plans to hold the first war crimes trial over Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said more than 10,700 war crimes had been lodged by investigators and 600 suspects …
5 tips to avoid these common agile mistakes: 5 tips to avoid these common agile mistakes Kelsea Zhang Fri, 04/29/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Agile is a tried and true discipline used by software development teams worldwide with great success. In my previous article, I listed mistakes …
Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them: It is critical that the affected communities have access to safe drinking water. Phill Magakoe /AFP via Getty Images Recently South Africa has experienced heavy rains which resulted in floods in some parts of the country. In the coastal city of …
How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change: There is an urgent need to clamp down on tax evasion in Africa. Getty Images In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic needs is enormous. It is estimated that 3 billion people in the developing world subsist on less …
Today is ‘World BackUp Day’: 7 tips to avoid disaster: People now create and generate over 1.8 zettabytes of data per year,¹ and nearly 21% of people have never backed up their data.² That’s a concern considering 29% of data loss cases are caused by accident and 30% of all computers are already infected with …
Animals have evolved to avoid overexploiting their resources – can humans do the same?: 'Survival of the fittest' may not function so well in a global society. MaxPixel People have been trying to understand how predators and prey are able to stay balanced within our planet’s ecosystems for at least 2,400 years. The Greek author …
Cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse threaten an environmental nightmare – here’s how to avoid it: Cryptocurrency's environmental impact is raising concerns. Voytek Pavlik/Wikimedia As concerns rise and hearings are held in the US about the cryptocurrency industry’s effect on the environment, it’s time to address blockchain’s poor sustainability record. The first port of call should …
Three ways for Sony to avoid getting left behind by Microsoft: Everything to play for? Rokas Tenys Sony has had a rough few days. The Japanese tech giant has lost a whopping US$ 14 billion (£10 billion), or about 9% of its total value, since rival Microsoft’s announcement that it is purchasing popular videogames maker …
South Africa in the news: Omicron: India aims to avoid ‘pandemic roulette’: During the second wave earlier this year, India was criticised for not telling the world early enough about Delta, which quickly became the dominant variant across the globe. What has changed since …: “South Africa” – BingNews Latest news updates: UK ports on …
Green transition will be less painful if we avoid repeating 1970s western policy errors in the oil market: Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced record profits for the first nine months of the year, and is forecasting even stronger results for the fourth quarter. This is thanks to the very high price of natural gas, …
Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately: What not to do: ban travel. Scenes at South Africa's OR Tambo International airport after the first flight bans were announced. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered …
Black Friday: retailers are forcing our heads into the sand to avoid facing climate realities: Black Friday traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas retail season. Powhusku/Flickr, CC BY-NC Black Friday – widely considered the first day of the Christmas shopping season – is celebrated this year on 26 November. “Celebrated” might not be the …
Solar panels: we need to recycle parts of them to use again and avoid a mountain of waste: panelsshutterstock Billions of solar panels globally will soon come to the end of their lives, but when they get thrown away, essential materials that are needed to make future panels are being wasted. It is estimated that …
Regretting a pandemic purchase? Five ways to avoid buyer’s remorse in the future: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock A recent survey found that one in ten Britons regret a pandemic purchase. The items people no longer want range from kitchen appliances to hot tubs and, sadly, even dogs. The pandemic created feelings of anxiety as people felt …
The three key mistakes UN must avoid in search for peace in Ethiopia: United Nations Security Council. EPA-EFE/JOHN MINCHILLO / POOL There are growing demands for the UN Security Council to act on the war in Tigray. The Security Council has held 11 sessions on the war that started in Tigray a year ago. But …
South Africa in the news: As US Fed tapers bond purchases, India must avoid drastic policy responses to limit spillover: India was among the most affected countries when the Federal Reserve slowed down bond purchases in 2013, known as ‘taper tantrum’, which put pressure on the rupee.: “South Africa” – BingNews Odisha To Host Junior …