Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild: Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid …
Pregnant women in South Africa should be offered social grants – it’ll save the state money in the long run: A baby’s first 1,000 days, from the time of conception until their second birthday, is a crucial window of opportunity to optimise their potential – through healthy nutrition for the mother during pregnancy, and then …
‘It’ll all be over by next year’ ? how Britain celebrated Christmas in 1943: A bit of Christmas cheer: members of the Women's Royal Naval Service taste the pudding at Greenock in Scotland, December 1943. Admiralty official collection Britain’s popular newspapers greeted Christmas 1943 with the fond hope that it would be the last Christmas …
Cricket World Cup 2023: what it’ll take for South Africa to win: Second-ranked South Africa is the only African team to make it to the semi-finals at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. After being banished from the international game in 1970 because of apartheid policies, the country began playing in the tournament in 1992 once …
Khartoum’s burning tower: architects on the destruction of a city – and what it’ll take to rebuild: There has been a continued escalation in fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The destruction of the capital Khartoum continues – physically, economically, socially and culturally – as buildings are bombarded and homes looted. …
I introduced social entrepreneurship to my trainee teachers — why it’ll make them better at their jobs: Teachers can get their pupils thinking about different ways to create sustainable livelihoods through something as simple as a vegetable garden at school. Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images The daily headlines from South Africa are largely gloomy. The country’s government …
It’ll take 150 years to map Africa’s biodiversity at the current rate. We can’t protect what we don’t know: Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique's is just one of the continent's under-mapped biodiversity areas. Harith Omar Morgadinho Farooq The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Programme wrote: …
COP27 shines light on civil liberties in Egypt, but it’ll take work to achieve real freedom: Activists gather in front of Tel Aviv's Embassy of Egypt to demonstrate in support of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, …
What it’ll take for the Guptas to face corruption charges in South Africa: Atul Gupta (pictured) and his brother Rajesh are the alleged masterminds behind state capture in South Africa. Kevin Sutherland/Sunday Times via Getty Images Now that Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a great …
Want to run for office in Kenya? Here’s how much it’ll cost you: Candidates are always willing to outspend each other to boost their visibility during the campaigns amid fierce competition for the elective posts. Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP via Getty Images Kenya’s constitution provides for election of the president and 47 governors to head the executive …
Climate finance: it’ll be cheaper in the long run if poorer countries receive it as a matter of urgency: Climate finance can help developing countries cut their emissions. Prashanth Vishwanathan (IWMI) / flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The almost mystical Green Climate Fund is back in the headlines at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The fund …
If Amazon buys Morrisons, it’ll be a win for consumers and a major threat to other supermarkets: C RGP The share price of UK supermarket group Morrisons has jumped by over 30% after a US private equity firm made an offer to buy it for £5.5 billion. The bid by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, which …
Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it’ll help us coming out of the pandemic too: Shutterstock/Mariia Korneeva The coronavirus, or rather the measurements taken against it, changed our perception of time. For many, the attempts to prevent the spread of the virus resulted in a feeling that time had come to a standstill. When …
South Africa in the news: Antarctica is still free of COVID-19, hope are it’ll stay that way: It’s sending 100 people to the ice instead of 350, she said. Some programs are deferring Antarctic operations to next year or even 2022, said Nish Devanunthan, South Africa’s director of Antarctic …: “South Africa” – BingNews Coronavirus’s …
Why young people still want to go to university, even though it’ll be very different to usual: F8 studio/Shutterstock Applications to universities in the UK have increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, has reported a 1.6% increase from last year, and over 40% of all UK 18-year-olds have now …