La RDC et le Rwanda signent un accord de paix négocié par les États-Unis : quelles sont ses chances de succès ?: Les ministres des Affaires étrangères du Rwanda et de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) ont signé un nouvel accord de paix le 27 juin 2025 sous l’égide des États-Unis. Cet accord vise …
South Africa’s new parliament needs to do a better job of holding cabinet to account: legal scholar weighs the chances: South Africa has entered new territory with a government of national unity after the May elections. The parties representing more than 70% of the electorate will now be the dominant force in parliament. The parties …
Restoring reefs killed by climate change may simply put corals ‘back out to die’ – here’s how we can improve their chances: Coral bleaching in a shallow lagoon of French Polynesia. Damsea/Shutterstock Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants and animals in the ocean. Worldwide, 1 billion …
Having a single parent doesn’t determine your life chances – the data shows poverty is far more important: Valery Zotev/Shutterstock Numerous research studies have suggested that children from a single-parent family are worse off than those who have two parents at home. These findings chime with decades of stigma that have painted coming from a …
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have a new defence alliance: an expert view of its chances of success: On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an ongoing political crisis in Niger following a …
Young V&A: Museum of Childhood rebrand excels at playful spaces but misses chances to go deeper: The former Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green has reopened its doors as the newly styled “Young V&A” after a “£13m programme of reimagining”. The new offering marks an effort to embed creativity into the visitor experience, with child-centred …
Baby deaths in Tanzania: being born in a city no longer increases their chances of survival: A newborn baby holds a father's finger. Getty Images Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest …
Being a volunteer won’t land you a job. But it could improve your chances of getting one: Volunteers from Litterbroom Project, Green Corridors and members of a local community in Durban clean up beaches after heavy rains and winds. Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images The South African government has implemented numerous economic policies …
Labour’s plan to ‘abolish’ the House of Lords: what exactly has been proposed – and the chances Keir Starmer will adopt it: A commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a future Labour government to replace the controversial House of Lords with an elected upper chamber, in a landmark report on …
Ukraine war: what, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin and who might take over?: h Speculation regarding how secure Vladimir Putin’s position is surfaces every few years, but has intensified since the invasion of Ukraine, particularly in light of Russia’s military failures in recent months. Many of these speculative debates discuss either who …
South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’: so what are the chances?: A protest in Johannesburg against the lack of service delivery or basic necessities such as access to water and electricity. Photo by Marco Longari / AFP via Getty images Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp …
How place of birth shapes chances of going to university: evidence from 7 African countries: Regions with higher than average university attainment in the 1960s continue to have higher university attainment rates today. Shutterstock Many newly independent African countries in the 1960s inherited regional and ethnic inequalities in formal educational attainment. These new states bound …
Do you use predictive text? Chances are it’s not saving you time – and could even be slowing you down: ImYanis/Shutterstock Typing is one of the most common things we do on our mobile phones. A recent survey suggests that millenials spend 48 minutes each day texting, while boomers spend 30 minutes. Since the advent …
Japan: what are the chances of a woman becoming prime minister in a deeply patriarchal society?: She has been billed as an underdog, but Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative MP and ally of former prime minister Shinz? Abe, has announced her bid to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. …
South Africa in the news: Hockey: Men fancy chances against lower-ranked New Zealand; women set for tough Dutch test in opener: Indian men’s hockey has a rich history in the Summer Games having won the gold an unprecedented eight times in the past, the last of which came way back in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.: …
Tokyo Olympics without crowds: will the home nation’s medal chances suffer?: The Tokyo 2021 Olympics will be the first Games to take place with no spectators. The sight of sparsely populated stadiums and arenas has, of course, become common during the pandemic – and sports economists have studied the impact this has had on athletic …
South Africa in the news: Cheteshwar Pujara Said That I’m Ready to Play Test Cricket: Jaydev Unadkat on India Chances: Unadkat isn’t losing his sleep over India call. In an interview he revealed what keeps his going and how words of encouragement from India and Saurashtra teammate Cheteshwar Pujara helped him.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: “I personally don’t think so” – Aakash Chopra on South Africa’s chances of winning T20 World Cup without AB de Villiers: While responding to a fan question in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra almost ruled out South Africa as a T20 World Cup contender in the …