China’s support for Mali’s military carries risks: researcher outlines what they are: Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect and armed conflicts. That year a Tuareg rebellion started in northern Mali and President Amadou Toumani Touré was ousted in a military coup. …
Eating wild meat carries serious health risks – why it still happens along the Kenya-Tanzania border: Pastoralist communities, their livestock and diverse wildlife species coexist within a biodiversity-rich landscape stretching along the Kenya–Tanzania border. However, at this wildlife-livestock interface, local communities face mounting challenges. Shifts in land use, prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall patterns and increasing …
England’s housing strategy carries a high carbon cost – unless politicians are willing to change plans: The government's response to the housing crisis has been to build more homes. M2020/Shutterstock England’s housing sector accounts for 20% of the country’s emissions. Its stock is outdated and efforts to improve the energy efficiency of England’s homes are …
Vigilantism in South Africa carries historical imprints of past violence against black people: Family members wash away blood at the scene of a shooting in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, where seven people were shot dead in May. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images South Africa’s history of discrimination, racial segregation and extralegal violence has influenced patterns of violence today. …
Artificial intelligence carries a huge upside. But potential harms need to be managed: The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights. Getty Images Artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential to contribute to the resolution of some of the most …
Violence against children carries a huge cost for Africa: governments need to act urgently: Getty Images Every day, millions of children experience violence in one form or another. It is a global problem that cuts across colour, class, educational status, income, ethnicity and origin. It has immediate, long term and irreparable impacts on the life, …
South Africa in the news: Covid: HIV-positive woman carries coronavirus for 216 days, develops 32 mutations: A South African woman with advanced HIV carried the coronavirus for 216 days, during which it accumulated 32 mutations, according to a new study. According to Business Insider, the unnamed 36-year-old …: “South Africa” – BingNews Cheap Flights from …
Legacy of Chad’s gatekeeper politics lives on beyond Déby — and carries grave risks: General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, who heads Chad's transitional military council. Chadian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Since Chad president Idriss Déby Itno’s death in April 2021, Western politicians and security experts have worried about the consequences for regional security and …
Stockpiling munitions carries risks. The basic steps that can stop catastrophic explosions: A lorry trailer carries the coffins of the victims of a munitions explosion in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, in 2012. Junior D. Kannah/AFP via Getty Images A series of massive blasts recently rocked Equatorial Guinea’s city of Bata. The explosions, at an army …
Local government in South Africa is broken: but giving the job to residents carries risks: Failure by local government to provide basic services has led to protests around South Africa. Now, some residents are resorting to self-help. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook In December 2020, the High Court in Mahikeng, the capital of South Africa’s North West Province, …
Psychology carries a dark past: how the discipline can be Africanised: African languages carry a wealth of wisdom and guidance on how to understand one another and the world. shutterstock It’s well documented by many scholars that psychological warfare took place for a long time as part of the colonial conquest. The colonialists laboured to …
South Africa in the news: Bairstow batters SA and carries England to success in series opener: A bold batting effort from Jonny Bairstow buttressed England’s efficient chase that helped his team win the first T20 against South Africa at Newlands.: “South Africa” – BingNews Global Covid-19 cases top 61.5 mn: Johns Hopkins: The overall number …
South Africa in the news: Data boom carries Vodacom in half-year results: The telco posts blowout half-year results, buoyed by double-digit data usage growth and higher customer demand for smart devices due to the lockdown.: “South Africa” – BingNews Welsh people: When people commit themselves to have a decided heart, they have the power to …
Discrediting elections: why the opposition playbook carries risks: Kenya's Supreme Court upholds President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory following a re-run in 2017. EFE-EPA/Daniel Irungu Malawi recently held its breath as the Constitutional Court took ten hours to painstakingly read out its verdict on the highly controversial 2019 presidential elections. When it finally became clear that …
South Africa in the news: Jacob Zuma trial carries added risk for ANC: “Not only will a drawn-out trial be a constant reminder to voters that he was enmeshed in scandal for most of the nine years he led South Africa,” says Bloomberg, “it raises uncomfortable questions about why the ANC, parliament and prosecutors failed …
Marshawn Lynch’s bizarre night included just 2 carries, an…: Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch didn't see any action during the second half of Thursday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but the end of his night was still as eventful as ever. Lynch found himself in a costly altercation midway through the second quarter, …
Why exploring for oil under Lake Kivu carries unique and huge risks: Lake Kivu borders three African countries. With a surface area of 2060 km² it is almost the size of Mauritius. Shutterstock Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a five-year joint exploration agreement for oil under Lake Kivu. But Professor …
Deafness carries a huge cost burden: economic as well as personal: Shutterstock Deafness often remains invisible, especially in contexts of constrained resources and poverty. It can exact a high cost for both developed and developing countries because it has a significant impact on the lives of those affected, and the economies of the countries in …