How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing cities – and threatening communities: Colombo with the Port City development in the distance. Rakhitha_w/Shutterstock The ancient Silk Road was a historical network of trade routes stretching from China to Europe. It was established around 2,000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty – often considered China’s golden …
How to thrive in our changing work environments: This is the second article in a series on the future of work, as explained in The Shift, a book by Professor Lynda Gratton. Previously, I presented Gratton’s thoughts on five forces that will impact work in the future. In this article, I’ll provide more detail on …
COVID is changing the way we work – and for disabled people too: While working from home can be a relief, it's not ideal for everyone Daniel Bosse/unsplash, FAL Remote working was the most requested but refused accommodation for disabled people in the workplace before the pandemic. Since COVID-19, however, employers have been forced to …
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Changing the rules to control monopolies could see the end of Facebook domination: No one raised an eyebrow when Mark Zuckerberg bought tiny Instagram in 2012 for US$ 1 billion. Now regulators want to unwind the deal, by forcing Facebook to sell Instagram, and WhatsApp. This move may spell the disintegration of the Facebook empire. …
5 stories about open principles changing organizations in 2020: The Open Organization community published more than 30 articles at Opensource.com this year (to say nothing of the books we released, too). That’s 30 new case studies, interviews, tutorials, and book reviews showcasing the ways open principles are impacting organizational culture and design. Choosing a favorite …
Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it: The Amazon rainforest meets soybean fields in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Paralaxis/Shutterstock Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. But don’t be fooled – crops of this pale legume are …
Christmas markets: their long history and changing future: The 2019 Christmas market in Birmingham, UK. Shanae Ennis-Melhado/Shutterstock Wooden huts with twinkling fairy lights, festive hubbub, and the aromas of roasted chestnuts and glühwein – this picture-postcard setting is recreated annually across UK towns and cities in December. This year, however, most Christmas markets have been …
South Africa in the news: How a Human Cousin Adapted to a Changing Climate: A skull found in a South African cave suggests that the species went through a process of microevolution during a chaotic environmental shift.: “South Africa” – BingNews The Last Rhino: Columbus Zoo mourns the loss of Rosie: Rosie, a black rhino …
South Africa in the news: Social media reacts to Shudufhadzo Musida’s ‘game changing’ Miss SA win: Moments after the glittering Miss SA crown was placed on Shudufhadzo Musida’s head, messages congratulating Mzansi’s new queen began to flood social media feeds.: “South Africa” – BingNews Cape Town artist takes his social activism into museum experiment: Salie’s …
Coronavirus: how the pharma industry is changing to produce a vaccine on time: It normally takes ten years to produce a vaccine. Mongkolchon Akesin/Shutterstock To bring COVID-19 under control a vaccine needs to be available to every nation, rich and poor – and it needs to happen quickly. But pharmaceutical breakthroughs are usually the result …
How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa: Shanon Jensen/AFP via Getty Images In 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million deaths worldwide annually. About 700,000 to 1 million of these deaths were in children under five years. …
4 reasons Jamstack is changing web development: The way we use and the way we build the web have evolved dramatically since its inception. Developers have seen the rise and fall of many architectural and development paradigms intended to satisfy more complex user experiences, support evolving device capabilities, and enable more effective development workflows. read …
The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa: Welcoming Senegal's President Macky Sall at Sochi International Airport before the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit. Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov\TASS via Getty Images There are growing signs that the aid relationship between the Global South and the Global North is changing fast. Many traditional Western …
South Africa in the news: Amazon Prime Day delay, back-to-school uncertainty is changing the shopping calendar: California plagued by scorching heat (130 degrees!), lightning, blackouts and even fire tornadoes Novavax starting trial of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa Barron’s: Tesla, Walmart, Nvidia, Home …: “South Africa” – BingNews The Tragedy of More Missed COVID-19 Opportunities: …
Coronavirus: the pandemic is changing our brains – here are the remedies: The novel coronavirus is affecting our brains, whether we've caught it or not. Teo Tarras/Shutterstock Whether you have contracted COVID-19 or not, your brain is likely to have changed over the past few months. The virus itself can cause a number of neurological …
State of democracy in Africa: changing leaders doesn’t change politics: shutterstock For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments. In Angola (2017), Ethiopia (2018), South Africa (2018), Sudan (2019) and Zimbabwe (2018), leadership change promised to bring about not only a new man …
South Africa in the news: Museum and arts centre where British colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born is changing its name after Black Lives Matter protests: The Rhodes Art Complex in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, has severed its 82 year link to Cecil Rhodes, who was born in the building which now houses Bishop’s Stortford Museum in …