Economic migration: the root problem is not smugglers but global inequality: A group of migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat headed in the direction of Dover, Kent. Alamy Stock Photo Migration has always been a regular feature of human existence, but these days it is more visible – and politicised – than ever. …
South Africa in the news: Omicron variant is wake-up call on vaccine inequality: South African president: Cyril Ramaphosa calls on nations banning southern African travelers to ‘urgently reverse their decisions before any further damage is done’ – Anadolu Agency …: “South Africa” – BingNews What we know and don’t know on new COVID variant: It’s …
How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women: To fight economic inequality, female dependency on relationships and gender-based violence, female education is critical. GULSHAN KHAN/AFP via Getty Images Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV. And 680,000 people died from AIDS-related causes …
How African thinkers of the 1980s fed into today’s inequality debates: Inequality within countries is growing globally Wikimedia Commons Inequality is an issue that arises everywhere in the world today. Recent studies by economists such as Branko Milanovic and Thomas Piketty have looked at trends in economic inequality on a global scale. Social movements – …
How to ensure global debates about inequality are informed by views from developing countries: Bag sellers at Kumasi market in Ghana. Over 80% of workers on the continent work in the informal sector. Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images In the last decade inequality has been placed at the centre of the agenda for global social and …
China: #MeToo, inequality, harassment and sexual politics in the workplace: The recent collapse of a high-profile sexual harassment case brought against a well-known television host has reignited debate in China over workplace gender roles and reinvigorated the country’s #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan, 27, says she was an intern at Chinese state-owned media company CCTV when …
Global inequality may be falling, but the gap between haves and have-nots is growing: In one of the most unequal countries in the world, South Africa, the poorest 40% have annual incomes of less than US$ 1,000 (£727) per person. The comparable incomes for the richest 10% are more than US$ 39,000 per person – …
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South Africa in the news: ZIYANDA STUURMAN: How the Zuma years, ANC & inequality created the perfect storm: Unimpeded state capture, degradation of police intelligence and an ANC unwilling to hold leaders accountable is why we’re here, writes Ziyanda Stuurman …: “South Africa” – BingNews Gauteng & KZN riots interrupt vaccination drives, threaten food security: …
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How inequality explains the high impact of COVID-19 in the UK: Researchers attempting to explain why the UK has experienced one of the highest COVID-19 mortality rates globally have repeatedly pointed to inequality as one of the root causes. A recent report from UCL on the effect of COVID-19 on Greater Manchester lends further evidence …
From the great plague to the 1918 flu, history shows that disease outbreaks make inequality worse: Two men discover a dead body in the street during the Great Plague of London. 19th-century wood engraving. Herbert Railton/Wellcome Collection In May 2021, virologist Angela Rasmussen reflected how “if the last 18 months have demonstrated anything, it’s that …
Pasha 106: COVID-19 is increasing inequality in South Africa: Shutterstock Unemployment, poverty and hunger were issues South Africa knew all too well even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has made them worse. Job losses have increased and unemployment has not been offset by a massive government economic stimulus package and wage compensation scheme. But …
Education and inequality in 2021: how to change the system: Students take their test outside due to their overcrowded class room in Kisumu, Kenya. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Since its earliest traces, at least 5,000 years ago, formal education – meaning an education centred on literacy and numeracy – has always been highly selective. …
South Africa in the news: What Does Vaccine Inequality Look Like? See Chart: It became clear that the president was using his time not to speak to the press but to harangue WHO officials in the room to finally deliver the vaccine doses he’d already paid for through COVAX. That …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Inequality warning: The pandemic’s impact on education: Access to education has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Governments across southern Africa closed down educational institutions for the greater part of 2020. At the beginning of 2021, …: “South Africa” – BingNews The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for March …
Dysfunctional financial markets are making inequality worse all the time – here’s what to do about it: Winners and losers. Tama2u The global market in government bonds has been bleeding red lately. “Bond market screams for help but no one answers”, says Bloomberg. It is “the worst start to a year in bonds since 2015”, according …
South Africa in the news: Int Women’s Day should serve as reminder of GBV, inequality: activists: Director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children Bernadine Bachar said equality for women remains a far cry.: “South Africa” – BingNews COVID-19 Vaccines, Access and the Intellectual Property Wars: By now, anybody speaking about vaccine …