Unraveling the Wonders of C-Bus: A Playful Dive into Smart Property Ownership: Once upon a time in a not-so-distant land, a magical system called C-Bus emerged, dazzling property owners with its promise of convenience, efficiency, and a touch of futuristic charm. But what exactly is this mystical C-Bus, and how can it sprinkle a dash …
Home ownership is shrinking, private renting isn’t working – what’s next?: William Barton/Shutterstock Not long after the global financial crisis, soaring house prices through the 2010s turned residential property into the largest capital asset and best long-term investment in the world. In the same period, rates of owner-occupation fell across the UK, US and Australia. …
Brazil’s gun ownership boom and why it’s making a lot of people nervous – podcast: President Jair Bolsonaro relaxed rules around private gun ownership. Joedson Alves/EPA Soon after Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil in 2018, he began making it a lot easier for people in the country to buy guns. In this episode …
Racism in South African newspapers persists — even after decades of black media ownership: Shutter2U/Getty Images, CC BY When formal apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, several policies were introduced to address the racial and economic segregation of the past. One such policy was Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), designed mainly to facilitate an increase …
US shootings: Norway and Finland have similar levels of gun ownership, but far less gun crime: In the wake of the most recent US mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 pupils and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle, a comparison considering how the US compares with other …
Britain’s ownership of the Chagos islands has no basis, Mauritius is right to claim them: Chagos Islands, situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The decolonisation of Mauritius was never fully completed. This is because, in 1965, the British government put islands belonging to Mauritius into …
South Africa in the news: Black professionals tackle transformation in property ownership and sector at SAIBPP conference: Convention saw the issues of transformation – both in the sector and in property ownership generally, coming under the spotlight.: “South Africa” – BingNews Making MS Dhoni mentor is a way to use his experience for T20 WC: …
South Africa in the news: Vacation Ownership (Timeshare) Market 2021 Present Scenario on Growth Analysis and High Demand to 2030: United States OR Poland The Vacation Ownership Timeshare Market report is composed of major as well as secondary players describing their geographic footprint products and services business strategies …: “South Africa” – BingNews Train Control …
Prioritising home ownership hurts everyone – owners as well as renters: wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock The quest to own a home has become a mainstay in UK society. Successive governments of all stripes have prioritised home ownership over other forms of tenure. In August 2020, following Boris Johnson’s mantra earlier in the summer of “build, build, build”, the …
Widening access to shared ownership is not enough to solve England’s housing crisis: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Housing inequalities have been laid bare by COVID-19, further exposing a housing crisis in England that is already severe. Unless some genuine steps are taken, it will only get worse for millions living in inadequate housing. The numbers are …
Coronavirus could accelerate our dying pub culture – is community ownership the answer?: The Ivy House, Author provided British pubs are dying. In 2001, the UK counted 52,500 pubs. In 2018, that figure stood at 38,815. Now the fall-out from coronavirus will likely devastate the industry further as pubs struggle to reopen safely and generate …
Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership: A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided Antibiotics are among the most important medicines known to humankind, but we are running out of this crucial …
Car ownership is likely to become a thing of the past – and so could public transport: Gone in a flash. Madeleine Ragsdale/Unsplash., FAL The car is set to undergo a massive transformation in the coming years, as automation gradually eliminates the need for drivers, and electric and hybrid vehicles occupy a growing share of …
Rent or buy: does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?: Shutterstock Unlike the Germans, who are a nation of renters, the desire to be a homeowner is firmly rooted in the British psyche. In 2003, the proportion of UK households owning their own home reached a peak of almost 71%. While it has …
South Africa in the news: What can South Africa learn from Mondragon? The answer lies in community ownership: I read with keen interest, in my hospital bed, an opinion piece by my colleague Toby Chance, who is a member of the DA and serves in the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, which I chai…: …
What changing the ownership of South Africa’s central bank will, and won’t, do: Shutterstock South Africa’s second largest opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has lodged a parliamentary motion to amend laws that govern the management and ownership of the country’s central bank. Judging by the content of the South African Reserve Bank Amendment …
Cuba: private home ownership recognised for first time since the revolution: Shutterstock As one of the few remaining societies with a state-led Communist economy, Cuba’s housing has taken a distinctive social and economic path since the 1959 revolution. However, in July, the National Assembly of Cuba approved a new draft constitution that recognises a wider …
South Africa in the news: S.Africa proposes 30 pct black ownership for mining firms within 5 years: JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa plans to raise black ownership at permit-holding mining companies to 30 percent from 26 percent within five years, the latest draft of a hotly-contested new industry charter showed yesterday. The government and …: …