Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher: an incoherent mess of references that fails to honour Edgar Allan Poe: This article contains spoilers Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) is one of the most famous short stories in American literature. A tale of illness, psychosis and premature burial, the …
Waste disposal in Nigeria is a mess: how Lagos can take the lead in sorting and recycling: Proper waste management would address indiscriminate dumping of refuse in public places across Lagos. Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP. Getty Images Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management …
How world sport got into a mess over trans athletes – and how it can get out of it: World sport has been convulsed over the past few months – indeed years – by questions about trans athletes, especially trans women, competing in their acquired gender. Most recently, World Athletics announced its “preferred option” of …
The government’s plan to remove asylum seekers will be a logistical mess – and may not deter people from coming to the UK: Migrants rescued by Border Force after crossing the English Channel. Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock In its new illegal migration bill, the UK government has introduced some surprisingly radical proposals designed to discourage people …
Men often don’t see mess like women do – changing that could make housework more equal: Even men who want to do their fair share of chores often fail to pull their weight. Koldunov/Shutterstock Picture a professional couple, Jack and Jill, who are committed to a relationship in which household responsibilities are shared evenly. Now …
Plastic pollution in Nigeria: whose job is it to clean up the mess?: Companies can do more to reduce plastic waste. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Take a walk or drive through the streets of most Nigerian cities, and you will see plastic waste everywhere. The country’s rivers, lakes and ocean are also full …
Ghana’s petroleum sector management is a mess: what’s gone wrong?: Ghana has considerable oil deposits Wikimedia Commons After three decades of prospecting Ghana discovered commercially viable quantities of petroleum in 2007. Within 3.5 years, it exported its first barrels of crude oil. The progression from discovery to extraction and export was twice as rapid as …
Sri Lanka riots: how the tiny Indian Ocean island nation got into such a mess: The chaos in Sri Lanka has deepened after the country’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Maldives. The president and his family left Colombo on a military jet just hours before he was due to resign in the face of …
Nigeria’s top judge leaves the justice system in a mess. Here’s how his successor can fix it.: President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Acting Chief Justice Ariwoola. Photo: Presidency Nigeria Twitter. Nigeria’s Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned in the wake of corruption allegations. President Muhammadu Buhari immediately swore in the most senior judge of the Supreme …
South Africa in the news: Bad vibrations: Zweli Mkhize associate and Digital Vibes in ‘fraudulent’ tender mess: Digital Vibes, the company involved in a contentious R82-million Covid-19 communications contract from the Department of Health, submitted allegedly fraudulent information in bid documents for an …: “South Africa” – BingNews SA’s Covid-19 deaths climb to 53 940: …
Nigeria’s post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions: Several protests have trailed the privatisation of the power sector in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images In the mid-1980s, most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa made structural changes to their economies in return for funding from the World Bank. The role …
South Africa in the news: Covid’s second coming: how did Britain get back in this mess?: Some nations have suppressed the virus. Others have stabilised their outbreaks. In the UK, infections are soaring again. Why?: “South Africa” – BingNews Meulensteen hails ‘phenomenal’ Rukavytsya as Socceroos recall beckons: Late-blooming Nikita Rukavytsya has all but sealed a …
The historian who can help us all make sense of the mess the world’s in: Inheritors of an order we did not build, we are now witnesses to a decline we did not see. Shutterstock The world’s a sorry mess. How do thoughtful people make sense of it all? David Everatt, Head of the Wits …
MESS AROUND: A Tribute to Ray Charles featuring Manny Houston – a Music interest event taking place on 2019-04-20 17:00:00 in United States What’d I Say, Hit the Road Jack, Georgia on My Mind, and Mess Around were just a few treasures recorded and performed by Ray Charles. Known as the ‘Genius of Soul,’ Ray …
Moving to another country could mess with your gut bacteria: Anatomy Insider/Shutterstock Moving to a new country can be challenging, not just for us but also for our bacteria. A compelling new study published in Cell suggests migration between certain countries can profoundly affect the bacteria that live in our digestive systems, with important implications …
Aricia Mess // Brazilian Funk & Soul – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-09-28 19:00:00 in United Kingdom About Aricia Mess Brazilian via soul and funk and with righteous black pride, Aricia sings in praises of the natural forces of womanhood, notably the Afro-Brazilian woman. She once again, in her own unique and …
A sticky mess: liquid chocolate spills onto Polish highway: A tractor-trailer has overturned on a Polish highway, spilling tons of liquid chocolate that are solidifying into a huge sticky mess. The private broadcaster TVN24 showed images of an overturned truck surrounded by brown chocolate covering six lanes on the A2 motorway, blocking traffic in both …
A Beautiful Mess Weekday Weekend: How to live a healthy veggie life . . . and still eat treats – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2018-01-20 13:00:00 in United States at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Springfield 3055 South Glenstone Springfield United States – Add your South African Event here. Have you tried: Travelling …