One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industry’s defence against being held accountable for climate change: There was a time when oil and gas companies happily linked themselves to the idea of planet-wide environmental changes. “Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier!” boasts the headline from a 1962 …
Cop29: world leaders must be held to account on climate with scientific evidence: The latest scientific assessment by an international team of climate scientists that I lead shows how human activity is warming the world more rapidly than ever before, and we are now perilously close to the Paris agreement’s 1.5°C guardrail. This evidence underscores …
Somaliland: Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly: Berbera port consumes a lot of energy while most city dwellers lack affordable electricity. ED RAM/AFP via Getty Images Somaliland’s main port, at the city of Berbera, accounted for two-thirds of the country’s revenues in 2020. Over the years, these revenues have …
Greenwashing: energy companies make false claims about sustainability – they should be held to account: A farmer walks on a marshy shore of a river polluted by oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger delta, region. Pius Utomi Ekpei/ AFP Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore …
With the two top jobs in politics now held by women, Italy just became a real-time case study in female leadership: Italy elected its first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, in October last year. Now, the leftwing opposition Democratic party has elected its own female leader for the …
Girls are held up as figureheads of political change, but they don’t want to do it alone: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Girls are at the centre of global movements for indigenous rights, climate justice, gender equality and civil rights. Educational activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel peace prize at 17. Greta Thunberg has inspired millions of …
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Liz Truss is now the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister – how does she stack up against George Canning, who previously held the record?: George Canning, now the second-longest-serving prime minister of the United Kingdom. Thomas Lawrence, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Liz Truss announced her resignation on October 20 2022, 44 days after taking office. …
How Chad’s involvement in peace missions held back democracy back home: Chadian soldiers benefited from foreign aids and training. Troop contributions to international interventions by authoritarian states pose a puzzle. On the one hand, participation in such interventions indicates support for a liberal-cosmopolitan order that entails the protection of human rights at an international level. …
South Africa in the news: Michael Held – Inside the Life of Jo-Ann Strauss’ Husband: Jo-Ann won the Miss South Africa pageant in 2000, and life as she knew it changed completely. Since then, the South African beauty has been working tirelessly and has successfully built a multi …: “South Africa” – BingNews Militias Shut …
Tanzania at 60: a model of co-existence held back by political rigidity: Daniel Hayduk/AFP via Getty Images Tanzania gained its independence on 9 December 1961 after 71 years of colonial administration, first under Germany and later Britain. At independence the country had only 11 indigenous university graduates and 71% of the senior civil service were …
The story of an independent Tanzanian publisher who held out against the tide: Walter Bgoya's passion for reading goes back to the 1950s. But his worldview was shaped in the 1960s. Author provided A number of African countries boast notable independent publishing landscapes. These include South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. However, …
Why ten-year-old children should not be held criminally responsible: Shutterstock/Anna Berdnik In a recent 12-month period, police in England and Wales made just under 60,000 arrests of children. Of these cases, which involved crimes including theft and antisocial behaviour, nearly 27,000 ended up in court. Some of these defendants were just ten years old – …
Climate crisis: How states may be held responsible for impact on children: Over the past three years, children have increasingly used their voice to protest against their governments' inaction PETER FOLEY | EPA-EFE The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has determined that a government can, in theory, be held to account for …
South Africa in the news: Champions Brazil held as Gignac rescues France in Olympic football: Reigning champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by the Ivory Coast in the men’s Olympic football competition on Sunday, while Andre-Pierre Gignac’s hat-trick in a 4-3 win over South Africa kept …: “South Africa” – BingNews Under the …
South Africa in the news: Wales held to draw by 14-man Argentina: Wales were forced to settle for a draw against 14-man Argentina on Saturday after a tense encounter in Cardiff finished 20-20.: “South Africa” – BingNews 90-year-old infected with ‘two virus variants at once’: PARIS: A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with …
South African law is failing to make sure that ‘shadow directors’ are held accountable: Shutterstock South Africa has become notorious for corruption in many of its state-owned entities. In particular there’s been mounting evidence that utilities such as Eskom, which supplies power, and South African Airways were ‘captured’ when a small group of people influenced …
South Africa in the news: Online event to be held to mark 152nd anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi: To observe 152nd anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, an online event will be held for art lovers. A painting, sketching and poem competition will be held on topic Women’s Struggle for Emancipation, …: “South Africa” – BingNews UK sanctions …