Leadership expert: Boris Johnson is failing the nation in coronavirus response: In his book on Winston Churchill, Boris Johnson wrote that “one man can make all the difference”. This biographer still had faith in the “great man” theory of history. In his admiration for a charismatic and controversial figure, Johnson seemed to be hinting, or …
Giant panda conservation is failing to revive the wider ecosystem – new study: Clkraus/Shutterstock At a time when we crave good news, the giant panda is a beacon of environmental optimism. Since becoming an icon for the conservation movement in the 1980s, 67 panda reserves and countless wildlife corridors have been created in the bamboo …
South Africa in the news: SA failing on Covid-19 because it wants to emulate the First World: COVID-19 infections are rising sharply in South Africa – and Latin America. This is fitting: South Africa resembles the countries of South America more than those of its home continent. It has become …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa is failing on COVID-19 because its leaders want to emulate the First World: The township of Khayelitsha in Cape Town. South Africa has adopted First World COVID-19 responses for Third World reality. COVID-19 infections are rising sharply in South Africa – and Latin America. This is fitting: South Africa resembles the countries of …
Audit keeps failing – here’s why a fundamental change is needed: EY's auditors are under fire for failing to spot Wirecard's missing €1.9 billion sooner. James W Copeland / Shutterstock.com A massive shakeup of the UK’s audit industry is on the cards. The Big Four, which audit all of the FTSE 100 and 21 of the …
South Africa in the news: Assmang facing R89m lawsuit from Eskom after allegedly failing to make energy savings: These power plants include a photovoltaic plant at the Sishen iron ore mine owned by Kumba Iron Ore. Outside South Africa, Assmang in Malaysia owns a controlling stake in Sakura Ferroalloys, which …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
How Uganda is failing to help rural children learn languages: Children make their way to school in Fort Portal, Uganda. Shutterstock The government of Uganda introduced the mother tongue education programme with hope of improving literacy levels 12 years ago. But the training of teachers at colleges was not modified to match the introduced programme. …
Why Kenya is failing to integrate technology into secondary schools: Many Kenyan students have had limited access to computers Stars Foundation/Flickr Kenya’s education ministry has proposed that information and communication technology (ICT) – such as computers, laptops, tablets and cameras – be used to help teach certain subjects and improve how students learn. The technology …
South Africa’s liberals are failing to wrap their heads around race: Shutterstock South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is reeling from self-inflicted political damage. Its newly elected parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen recently appealed to his colleagues to “stop the political hara-kiri that’s going on in the DA – pulling out entrails to …
How failing power utility is fuelling South Africa’s economic crisis: A main street of a poor neighbourhood in Cape Town during recent power cuts. EPA/Nic Bothma South Africa’s state power utility Eskom is the biggest challenge facing the country. Mess up Eskom, and you mess up the country. And it looks as though key players …
How Africa’s largest city is failing its older people: Heavy traffic in Lagos, Nigeria. EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo Urbanisation is spreading across Africa at great speed. Projections suggest that more than half of the total population will live in urban areas by 2050. Urbanisation in Nigeria is happening at a particularly astonishing rate. The population density of …
South Africa’s print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption: Journalists must do more to empower citizens to deal with corruption. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA The mainstream media can play an important role in fighting corruption. Investigative journalists in South Africa, for instance, helped to expose how the politically connected Gupta family “captured” elements of the …
Why anti-tobacco messages are failing to reach rural Botswana: Shutterstock Twenty-year-old Thuso lives in a small rural farming village in Kgalagadi South about 500 kilometres outside of Botswana’s capital city of Gaborone. It has a population of about 30,000 people. Only one in five households have access to flush toilets and less than half use …
Africa is failing to close the gap on providing water and sanitation: In Africa, more than 315,000 children die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. Shutterstock The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring access to clean water and sanitation for all by 2030 is an ambitious target for …