How we’re building the world’s biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science: ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope. ESO/wikipedia, CC BY-SA Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark …
South Africa can’t crack the inequality curse. Why, and what can be done: South Africa is ranked one of the most unequal societies in the world. The Conversation Africa spoke to Imraan Valodia, a professor of economics and dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand, about inequality …
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak want to crack down on migration – an expert reviews their plans: Immigration is an ideological headache for the UK’s Conservative party, caught between its neoliberal new right that champions free markets, and its social conservatism, which immigration is said to threaten. But a restrictive immigration stance has been a …
The UK government wants to crack down on knife crime – research can tell us why young people start carrying weapons: Golden_Hind / Shutterstock The government has lifted restrictions on stop and search powers in an effort to combat knife crime. This approach focuses on people who are already carrying weapons. My research, published late …
Combined power of two telescopes is helping crack the mystery of eerie rings in the sky: Some of the MeerKAT's 64 dishes, which astronomers use to collect huge amounts of data. © South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) When astronomers dream of their ideal telescopes, it’s not that different to what people want from their …
How Vladimir Putin took control of Russian TV – and how that might be starting to crack: On March 14, Russian state television’s peak-time news programme, Vremya (Time), was interrupted by Marina Ovsyannikova, carrying a homemade placard denouncing the war and accusing the station of lying to the Russian people. Her protest was only visible …
Congo Basin’s vital clues to HIV’s behaviour: how we’re trying to crack its complex code: HIV prevalence in the Congo Basin is relatively low. Yannick Tylle/ GettyImages There have been tremendous gains towards reaching the United Nations 90-90-90 targets to end HIV as a public health threat. The aim was that, by 2020, 90% of …
Why it’s still a scientific mystery how some can live past 100 – and how to crack it: Centenarian buddies in Sardinia. Sabino Parente/Shutterstock A 35-year-old man only has a 1.5% chance of dying in the next ten years. But the same man at 75 has a 45% chance of dying before he reaches 85. …
South Africa in the news: Marcus Smith lives his rugby dream then vows to work even harder to get another crack: Marcus Smith put a glorious full stop on England’s autumn campaign – then warned this new-look team is only getting started. In the last minute of the last game Smith nervelessly slotted the penalty …
South Africa in the news: France Football Boss Not Against Biennial Football World Cup; Creates Crack In UEFA Unity Against FIFA: European (UEFA) and South American (CONMEBOL) football bodies have already threatened to boycott a biennial World Cup.: “South Africa” – BingNews Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker: Millions of internet addresses assigned …
South Africa in the news: South Africa crack down on Covid protocols after latest outbreak in Springbok camp: South African rugby officials have flown their chief security officer and chief medical officer to the Springbok camp to ensure that Covid protocols in the team’s bio-bubble are followed to the letter …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Rugby codebreakers Erasmus and Nienaber have new problem to crack: First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Less than an hour after the Springboks beat England in the 2019 World Cup final, Rassie Erasmus steered the conversation towards the team’s …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ethiopia shuns China-backed …
Press freedom: how governments are using COVID as an excuse to crack down on the public’s right to know: A government’s fear of scrutiny and criticism often determines how repressive it is toward the press. The greater the fear, the greater the loss of press freedom. Of course governments dislike appearing afraid, so they hide …
South Africa in the news: WIN R1,000 | Can you crack the 2020 Sunday Times Travel quiz?: How well were you paying attention this year as we brought you travel news from around the globe? Answer these questions correctly and you could win a cash prize …: “South Africa” – BingNews Aaa-a-aaa-chooo! A new pollen …
Policy options to crack the mother tongue versus English riddle in South African schools: Language policy implementation in education must take greater cognisance of the relationship between education and the economy. GettyImages Internationally, education theory favours mother-tongue instruction and recommends that schooling should begin in the language the child knows best, often their mother tongue. …
South Africa’s leaders have had a crack at COVID-19: it’s time to give the people a go: Government has failed; let the people have a go at managing COVID-19 Getty Images South Africa is now ranked 5th in the world for COVID-19 active cases, 9th for cumulative cases, and 23rd for cumulative deaths. The nation’s …
Can open, collaborative tactics help us crack COVID-19?: At least 109 organizations are currently working on treatment for COVID-19. But many researchers believe an approved, effective vaccine against the coronavirus will not be available in 2020. read more: Opensource.com Ron McFarland Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Farking?
Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack: Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos. EPA Polio is a disease that struck fear into the hearts of parents just a generation ago. Poliomyelitis, known as polio, is a viral illness which spreads through faeces and respiratory secretions. Polio causes sudden onset of …