Why are female politicians more often targeted with violence? New findings confirm depressing suspicions: Shutterstock/Gannvector Despite some progress, women remain seriously underrepresented in politics globally. As of 2023, women held only 26% of parliamentary seats and 15.8% of the positions as heads of state or government. My new research with colleagues raises one possible factor …
Rachid Mekhloufi was more than a football star, he was a symbol of Algerian resistance: The death of football star Rachid Mekhloufi at the age of 88 has marked the end of an era. For more than half a century, he was an integral part of Algeria’s football landscape, becoming one of the country’s most …
Most businesses won’t pay more national insurance. But the UK’s small employers still need support: Stock-Asso/Shutterstock There are nearly 5.5 million businesses in the UK. It may come as a surprise, however, to learn that most of these (about 4.1 million) are not employers. They might be, for example, the sole traders we call to …
Mining must become more responsible and sustainable. Where hi-tech solutions fit in: Digital technologies can make mining more sustainable. Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock/For editorial use only If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds – workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines – will …
UK election: Reform and Green members campaigned more online – but pounded the pavements less: It’s party conference season in Britain, a chance for members to meet and talk through their successes and failures from the election campaign – and start talking strategy for the next. Perhaps inevitably after it suffered such a crushing defeat …
Businesses that try to come clean about their impact on nature can end up concealing more than they reveal: Fahroni/Shutterstock Humans have overfished the ocean, cleared forests, polluted water and created a climate crisis by burning fossil fuels. These actions are affecting biodiversity around the world, from remote islands to our own backyards. Biodiversity can …
More Indians than ever are going on holiday abroad – so where are they heading and why?: Travel is on the rise again. According to the UN’s tourism agency, international travel for all purposes reached 97% of its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of 2024. In some regions such as Africa and Europe, arrivals …
South Africa’s economy needs a shot in the arm, not austerity: 3 key areas where more public spending would get results: For the past 11 years the South African government has pursued a policy of austerity. In recent years, government has reduced per capita spending (adjusted for inflation) by significant amounts. Spending on public services, …
Can a new access scheme get more working-class people into the TV industry?: “TV was everything to me,” said British playwright James Graham at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart lecture on August 20. The dramatist used his recollections of the television he watched in his youth together with tales of his working-class background to …
Gaza update: Hamas appoints new leader as Middle East braces for more violence: Iran is going to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel for the dual assassinations of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on July 31 and Hezbollah’s number two, Fuad Shukr, just hours before. The only questions are when, where and how far will Iran …
Why wildfires are getting more dangerous: After more than a year of record-breaking heat, the peak of fire season is approaching across vast swathes of our green planet. Lots of ecosystems have evolved to withstand regular fires and some are even nourished by it – there are, for example, plants that need flames to help …
Fela Kuti is more famous today than ever – what’s behind his global power: Almost three decades after his passing in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician and activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, remains the subject of global obsession. The self-proclaimed “Black President” is everywhere, like an omnipresent deity. His presence is …
AI can make African elections more efficient – but trust must be built and proper rules put in place: Election officials confirm a voter's biometric details during Kenya's 2022 elections. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket Time magazine has dubbed 2024 a “super election year”. An astonishing 4 billion people are eligible to vote in countries across the …
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students need more support from their universities – South Africa study: Students who are Deaf or hard of hearing may feel isolated. Jorge Elizaquibel Adjusting to university life tends to be tough no matter who you are. But what happens when deafness makes the usual demands even more difficult? Deaf students or …
These Articles on MyPR Averaged More Than 3 Minutes Reading Time Each: In the world of web stats and performance there is really only one indicator that can tell a PR Professional that their content is receiving love from people. No – it is NOT the number of times that it has been viewed but …
South Africa’s media have done good work with 30 years of freedom but need more diversity: In 1992, two years before the end of apartheid, Nelson Mandela bemoaned the state of South Africa’s print media. He said the media’s domination by middle class males from the minority white population posed the biggest threat to freedom …
Slowed speech may indicate cognitive decline more accurately than forgetting words: tomertu/Shutterstock Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age. Frequent difficulty finding the right word can signal …
The Turing scheme was supposed to help more disadvantaged UK students study abroad – but they may still be losing out: Kichigin/Shutterstock The loss of access for UK university students to the Erasmus+ scheme – a Europe-wide exchange programme that offers students the opportunity and funding to study or work abroad for up to a year …