Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa: About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. The country’s 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced off their land from the 1970s to date. They have not only lost their homes and land, …
Egypt’s fears about Ethiopia’s mega-dam haven’t come to pass: moving on from historical concerns would benefit the whole region: A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On September 1, Cairo wrote to the UN security council to protest against Ethiopia’s continued filling …
Women in translation month: a moving Algerian novel tracks the economic struggles of writers and publishers: French-Algerian publisher Edmond Charlot is the subject of the Algerian writer Kaouther Adimi’s third novel, and her first to be translated into English. It was published in 2020 under the US title Our Riches and retitled A Bookshop in …
As seas get warmer, tropical species are moving further from the equator: As sea turtles move away from the tropics, they're overeating seagrass meadows. Laura Dts / shutterstock Climate change is causing tropical species in the ocean to move from the equator towards the poles, while temperate species recede. This mass movement of marine life, …
South Africa and renewable energy: a 12-year-old programme offers insights for countries moving to cleaner power sources: There are many unknowns about how societies will manage the climate transition. And the associated energy transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable energy. The climate transition will require significant levels of investment – estimated at US$ 1 …
Don’t Look Now: moving, tender, haunting – and one of the best horror films of the last 50 years: Grief-stricken by the death of their daughter in a drowning accident, John Baxter (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) relocate temporarily to a wintry Venice, where he has been commissioned to restore the crumbling …
Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources – moving the focus away from oil: Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a new ministerial portfolio in August: Marine and Blue Economy. This was welcome news as it renewed hope for economic development outside the oil sector. We asked marine sustainability and blue economy expert …
Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus: Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe. Russia reportedly has the …
Ukraine war: offensive use of satellite tech a sign of how conflict is increasingly moving into space: Harvepino/Nasa/Shutterstock As Ukraine’s counteroffensive got underway, there were credible reports of advances into territory previously occupied by Russian troops. Each day brings news of small gains, a village liberated here and a village liberated there. But Ukraine’s military …
Cannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently reiterated plans to accelerate the commercialisation of hemp as well as cannabis plants. His speech setting out government’s priorities for 2023 was a reminder of a pledge in …
Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government’s plan to get the economy moving: Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 spring budget covers employment, energy, enterprise and much more besides. The plan has already been dubbed his “back to work budget”, although he has called it a “budget for growth”. Hunt was appointed chancellor in a bid to …
Moving back home doesn’t mean you’ve failed in life –- here’s why: shutterstock “When I was in high school,” the essayist Anne P. Beatty recently wrote, “ambition meant two things: escaping my hometown and becoming a writer”. The idea that young people’s futures are best served by moving away from small towns and rural areas …
Ukraine recap: ‘kamikaze’ drone attacks on civilian infrastructure show Putin is moving closer to total war: Having suffered several weeks of setbacks in the field, Russia appears to have renewed its assaults on Ukraine’s major cities, mainly via missile and drone attacks. Despite protestations to the contrary from Kremlin ally Iran, there is growing evidence …
Moving the Maasai: Tanzania is repeating Kenya’s colonial past: Protests in Nairobi as Maasai activists deliver a petition to the Tanzania High Commission, in Kenya, 17 June 2022. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania …
Alien species are moving across oceans faster: climate change will accelerate this: The brown mussel has retracted its range in South Africa due to decreasing seawater temperatures. Olga Ernst/ Wikimedia Commons Oceans and coastlines have been subjected to human use for centuries. But the effects of human activity on the oceans are now more extensive, …
Children exercised less during lockdown – here’s how to get them moving again: ANURAK PONGPATIMET/Shutterstock Lockdowns during the pandemic aimed to limit the spread of COVID-19 and related deaths. However, these lockdowns also affected how active people were. Children became significantly more sedentary. There is a risk that short term changes in children’s physical activity …
The flagging UK car industry is moving too slowly on battery production to compete on the global market: Shutterstock/Mark Anthony Ray Car manufacturing in the UK stalled dramatically last year. The head of the industry trade body described the situation as the “toughest in decades”, and the numbers certainly back up his claim. The latest …
South Africa in the news: Omicron Is Moving Fast — but a Booster Shot Offers Significant Protection from Infection: Cases of omicron in vaccinated people have been mild or asymptomatic, with patients recovering within three days, according to a large study from South Africa. After an incubation period of three to …: “South Africa” – …