SABC crisis: South Africa needs its public broadcaster – but who is going to fund it?: Here we are again. The long-running crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is back on the agenda after the communications minister, Solly Malatsi, withdrew the SABC bill from parliament in mid-November, to first develop a funding model …
Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the ‘loss and damage’ from climate change a fund will not compensate: A child's doll discarded during a storm. Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson Violence against women and children, including sexual abuse and exploitation, remains a taboo subject in the policy debates attended by international delegates at COP28, the latest round of …
Terrorists are using fraud to fund their activities – the UK government needs to act urgently: The link between fraud and terrorism financing in the UK has been overlooked by successive governments. JARIRIYAWAT/Shutterstock Fraud is one of the most popular methods now used to fund terrorist activities. But the connection between fraud and terrorism financing …
Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund: shutterstock Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those …
New grant will fund The Conversation partnership on critical research into COVID recovery, net zero, cities and levelling up and inequality: Shutterstock The world has changed in manifold ways since the height of the pandemic – and research evidence can help governments respond to them. In the last few years, homeworking has become the new …
Cannabis corporates should be taxed to fund mental health programmes: Shutterstock Mental health is the state of mental well-being that contributes to individual and population health. This state of mental well-being sustains national output and labour force productivity. But governments around the world haven’t been investing resources into addressing mental ill-health. This is despite acknowledging …
Iress unleashes a new era of fund administration for Maitland: Iress today announced that Maitland Fund Services is now live with its SmartHub low latency connectivity network across derivatives and fixed income, building on its equities capabilities. Maitland’s clients are now able to electronically process orders, extending straight-through processing to these asset classes significantly reducing …
Germany’s €100-billion army fund: a remarkable change in post-war policy in response to the Ukraine crisis: If you’d asked experts just a fortnight ago what the key features of Germany’s approach to foreign and defence policy were, there would have been several strands. Alignment with the west, and of course membership of the EU and …
Cash incentives for vaccination could be an effective long-term strategy – here’s how to fund it: In many countries, COVID vaccination has been viewed as a race, with the finishing line being double vaccination of a high proportion of the population. Unfortunately, those countries who were initially successful face the challenge of a runner that …
An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it: Wind power has been bolstered by government subsidies. Falkenpost/Pixabay Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 – the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow – showed that …
South Africa in the news: Confluence Announces Partnership with Fund Service Provider, FundHero: Combined offering will provide clients in Luxembourg and Germany with robust risk and regulatory reporting solutionPittsburgh, PA, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Technologies, Inc. (“Confluence”), …: “South Africa” – BingNews Aaron Hadlow: The British five-time world champion who has driven his …
Citizens of fragile states can fund public services directly – it’s working in Somalia: A person counts Somali shilling notes. AMISOM Public Information/Flickr Two billion people live in countries where development outcomes are affected by conflict and violence. By 2030, up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor could live in these fragile regions. Because …
South Africa in the news: South Africa Could Be a Coal Transition Model, Climate Fund Says: South Africa’s aging coal plants, the political priority given to exiting the dirtiest fossil fuel and its power-supply crisis mean it could be a model for other nations transitioning to cleaner …: “South Africa” – BingNews Discovery+ Orders Animal-Centric …
South Africa in the news: Joe Biden to announce ‘good news’ on 0 billion UN climate fund: Joe Biden, who will make his first speech to the world body as the American leader on Tuesday, was represented by his climate envoy John Kerry at the meeting convened by Britain and UN chief Antonio G …: …
South Africa in the news: Yanolja to leverage Softbank fund to expand eZee Tech business in India: The latest funding for Yanolja will be used in aiding eZee in setting up their research and development department as per need and creating a suitable environment.: “South Africa” – BingNews Court Rules that Woman Can Name Her …
South Africa in the news: Executive Turntable: New Hires at Obama’s Media Company & Warner’s Social Justice Fund: A list of moves across the music business, including High Ground, Warner Music Group and Ingrooves Music Group.: “South Africa” – BingNews Doan: Japan want to make history: Hosts Japan comfortably cruised into the quarter-finals at the Men’s …
Why Scotland needs to fund long COVID rehabilitation now: The world is 19 months into COVID-19 and more than 4m people have died. Many countries have rising death rates and desperately require COVID-19 vaccination supplies. Others, including the UK, are benefiting from high vaccination uptake and decreasing deaths. But fewer deaths do not equate to …
Green bonds can help finance clean energy – as long as the projects they fund are transparent: Green growth? Shutterstock/Freedom365day Ahead of hosting the climate change summit in Scotland later this year, the UK government appears keen to demonstrate its green credentials. So far it is not on track to meet its own carbon-free goals, …