South Africa in the news: McKinsey ignored staff warnings in South Africa Gupta scandal, ex-employees say: JOHANNESBURG, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Global consultancy McKinsey, facing parliamentary hearings in South Africa over payments to a firm controlled by a billionaire family, ignored suspicions raised over several years by local senior staff that companies it …: “South …
Issue of children who sexually abuse other children is not something that can be ignored: shutterstock A recent string of high profile cases involving “celebrity perpetrators” along with a series of ongoing inquires into historical child abuse in the UK has brought sexual abuse into the public consciousness in an unprecedented way. Similar inquiries are …
Why credit ratings matter and why they can’t be ignored: South Africa faces a possible downgrade by credit rating agencies. Shutterstock Two of the world’s major ratings agencies, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), will release their credit ratings reviews of South Africa shortly. The third one, Fitch, is expected to release theirs soon, although …
The trauma caused by violent protests can be acute, but is largely ignored: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko Public protests are a regular feature in many countries. People routinely take to their cities’ streets to make demands. Some protests turn violent. Physical injuries are common. But what about the less obvious, unintended emotional consequences? Professor of psychiatry Christopher …