Gaza Update: as Israel begins its ground offensive, the conflict’s reverberations are being felt far beyond the Strip: The ground assault on Gaza is now well underway and, as they advance into the Strip’s urban areas, the Israel Defence Forces are coming up against an elusive enemy that has been preparing for this conflict for …
The Lionesses had a terrific World Cup, but women’s football in England is on shaky economic ground – new research: Despite the disappointment of losing to Spain in the final, England’s women’s football team had a very good World Cup, on and off the pitch. Viewing figures were huge, media coverage was unprecedented and excitement …
Ukraine recap: counteroffensive makes slow progress while diplomacy fails to make any ground at all: So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower …
Ukraine war: Zelensky’s diplomatic tour has improved the ground for a fresh military offensive – but it needs to come soon: Ukraine’s offensive is in full swing – at least diplomatically. President Volodymyr Zelensky has been touring capitals and summits over the past several weeks, trying to keep Ukraine on top of the international agenda …
Sudan conflict: why a humanitarian truce is proving so hard to secure – and what that means for people on the ground: Reports out of Sudan of continuing violence suggest that the seven-day ceasefire organised during talks in Jeddah – the seventh attempt to end the violence in Sudan – is crumbling. A fighter plane …
God of War Ragnarök breaks new ground for accessibile gaming – our research explains what more developers can do: Lead artwork for God of War Ragnarök SIE Santa Monica Studio Digital games are a bigger part of our culture than ever before. Over 50% of people in the UK, Europe and US are now gaming …
South Africa’s prisons are a breeding ground for the spread of TB. Our model shows how: People in prison are more at risk of TB than the general population. Stephane de Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images South African prisons are famously overcrowded. Prison populations are believed to exceed capacity by an overall 33%, although that number …
COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’. What’s next for the fight to keep them in the ground?: The latest UN climate change summit (COP27) concluded, once again, with a tussle over the place of fossil fuels in the global economy. An agreement by the world’s governments to phase out all fossil fuels would …
Wolof is reclaiming ground in Senegal as the French language wanes: French is the official language of Senegal. Photo AFP via Getty Images The French language was introduced into Senegal through colonisation. According to Papa Alioune Ndao, professor of linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: French was taught in Senegal as a …
South Africa provides fertile ground for funders of terrorism. Here’s why: The country needs to pay closer attention to compliance with anti-money laundering legislation. Shutterstock The US embassy in South Africa has twice raised the alarm recently about terrorism in the country. On 26 October it issued a security alert for a possible terror attack …
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A secretive legal system lets fossil fuel investors sue countries over policies to keep oil and gas in the ground – podcast: Fossil fuel investors can use an obscure legal mechanism found in many international trade agreements to sue countries if their projects are blocked. curraheeshutter via Shutterstock A new barrier to climate action is …
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Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad: American president Joe Biden, left, with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2021 G7 Summit in England. Leon Neal/Pool/AFP via Getty Images. US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, …
Cryptocurrencies are gaining ground across Africa. That’s both good news and bad: Some of the of 19,000 private cryptos in use by end of June 2022. Users have increased sharply in Africa after the COVID-19 outbreak. Silas Stein/Picture Alliance via Getty Images Cryptocurrencies have become popular in African and other developing countries. That’s according to …
Check out this South African City image: NYC – Civic Center: African Burial Ground Way Image by wallyg During the preliminary construction phase of a new Federal office building at 290 Broadway in 1991, workers discovered the remains of more than 400 Africans stacked in wooden boxes just 16 to 28 feet below street level. …
Check out this South African City image: NYC – Civic Center: African Burial Ground National Monument Image by wallyg During the preliminary construction phase of a new Federal office building at 290 Broadway in 1991, workers discovered the remains of more than 400 Africans stacked in wooden boxes just 16 to 28 feet below street …
A cool South African City image: NYC – Civic Center: African Burial Ground National Monument Image by wallyg During the preliminary construction phase of a new Federal office building at 290 Broadway in 1991, workers discovered the remains of more than 400 Africans stacked in wooden boxes just 16 to 28 feet below street level. …