Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it: South Africa needs a new economic policy that envisages an overhaul of the power utility Eskom, which can't keep the lights on. EPA/Nic Bothma As the entrails of the era under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma continue to be exposed each day …
Why massive effort needs to be put into growing trees on farms: India has developed a pioneering national agroforestry policy. Suleman Merchant/Shutterstock It’s now over 50 years since the world was first warned that resources were being used at an unsustainable rate. It has now been estimated that almost one quarter to one third of …
Biya needs to devise a monumental shift if Cameroon is to turn the corner: Cameroon President Paul Biya during the presidential elections in October. EPA-EFE/Nic Bothma Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has declared Paul Biya the winner of the October 7 presidential election. Even though observers from organisations such as the African Union pointed to severe irregularities, …
Team of township girls answer community needs and win “Coding Challenge” category in prestigious Excellence In Education Awards 2018: Johannesburg, 31 October 2018 — iStore South Africa and Think Ahead last week presented the annual Excellence in Education Awards 2018, which celebrate South African schools using Apple technology to transform teaching and learning. For the …
Cybersecurity needs to evolve with systems: Lindiwe Maseko IT Audit Associate Director SkX The integration of cybersecurity into every aspect of an organisation’s business activities is crucial, as it actively guards and protects the mission, vision, objectives and profits of the organisation. However, many companies see cybersecurity as a dark hole into which money is …
Why inquiry into corruption in South Africa needs to act with urgency: Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo is heading up the inquiry into corruption in South Africa. EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook A commission of inquiry into corruption in South Africa is underway. How it goes about its work, and delivers on its mandate, will have profound constitutional …
FGM & Cultural Abuse: What Every Professional Needs to Know – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-11-28 09:15:00 in United Kingdom This vital training aims to enable professionals to protect and support children who have been affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It is delivered by Pam Young, an extremely experienced former Safeguarding …
Beating poverty needs partnerships and collaboration — not just money: A community built tree nursery in Chikwawa District, Malawi is one example of sustainability in action. Deepa Pullanikkatil Nigeria recently surpassed India to become the country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 87 million. Nigeria is oil rich and boasts Africa’s …
Ghana is looking to outer space. It needs the law to match: Space law is a growing and important discipline. piick/Shutterstock Rapid advances in space technology mean that space is no longer simply a stargazer’s paradise. The socio-economic benefits possible from the use of space technology and research are endless. For instance, satellite imagery can …
Northern Ireland needs a new unionism that reflects the diverse and multicultural nature of the UK: Since the spiralling civil conflict of the Troubles in the early 1970s, unionism in Northern Ireland has always been more preoccupied with asserting its opposition to Irish unification, as opposed to articulating a vision of what it is and …
FGM & Cultural Abuse: What Every Professional Needs to Know – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-05-01 09:15:00 in United Kingdom This vital training aims to enable professionals to protect and support children who have been affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It is delivered by Pam Young, an extremely experienced former Safeguarding …
South Africa needs to reverse corporate capture of agricultural policy: South Africa is the only country in the world that permits its staple food, maize, to be grown from genetically modified seed. Shutterstock South Africans are embroiled in heated debates about the expropriation of agricultural land. But very little space is being devoted to how …
What Kenya needs to do to take advantage of its rainfall: About 40% of Nairobi's water supply gets lost on the way to consumers. Shutterstock/Sopotnicki For the past month Kenya has had torrential rainfall. This followed devastating droughts in parts of the country. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner asked Maimbo Malesu how the country can …
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Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids’ needs in mind: A mother and daughter stroll through a Johannesburg suburb. Shutterstock/Richard van der Spuy Portia* lives in Diepsloot, a poor settlement composed largely of informal dwellings in Johannesburg, South Africa and works in upmarket Sandton as a domestic worker. She lives with her two …
People with epilepsy aren’t protected in Africa. What needs to be done: Shutterstock In October 2017 Abdul Matola was stoned and burnt to death in Malawi after being accused of being a “bloodsucking vampire”. Matola had lived with uncontrolled epilepsy -– a highly treatable and non-infectious condition characterised by recurring seizures. When he was caught …
Why Kenya needs policies to tackle dengue and chikungunya viruses: Shutterstock Kenya is one of several countries across the world experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of the chikungunya and dengue viruses. Dengue fever and chikungunya are two of several arboviral diseases – which are spread to people when they’re bitten by an infected mosquito or tick. …