Foster children can easily lose their first language – but giving it a place in daily life can make a big difference: Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock Imagine a ten-year-old girl who has been through things no child should ever have to endure. She is told that there is a nice couple who will take care of her, but …
A dumpsite is no place for a child: study shows Nigeria’s young waste pickers are at risk: Children are among waste pickers exposed to hazards while working at the Olusosun landfill. Photo by: Lionel Healing/AFP. from www,gettyimages.com The Olusosun landfill sprawls across 100 acres (40ha) in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. Initially situated at the outskirts …
From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture: Many of the protestors who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 are said to believe evil forces were at work in Donald Trump's removal from office. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA In western culture today, demons exist as something of …
China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him: It has been suggested that the removal of Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping’s predecessor, from the closing ceremony of the 20th Communist Party congress could overshadow all other news from Beijing during the …
South Africa’s small-scale farmers still can’t find a place in the food value chain: Workers at a fig processing operation Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Value addition is a central theme in agriculture. The concept involves adding value at every step, from production to delivery of a product. This creates opportunities for farmers and companies …
Africa in space: continent has a lot to gain, but proper plans must be put in place: iStock / Getty Images Plus Every year in October nearly 100 countries organise activities to mark World Space Week. The theme this year is space and sustainability. In this interview, Adejuwon Soyinka, West Africa regional editor at The …
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South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply: EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans to solve the country’s devastating electricity supply crisis. But he didn’t mention the country’s ability to protect its energy infrastructure as a prerequisite to any solution. South Africa has had …
‘Cognitive immobility’ – when you’re mentally trapped in a place from your past: Sometimes the body moves, but not the mind. fizkes/Shutterstock If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of …
Sustainable investment: want a green place to start putting your money away? Here’s what you need to know: Socially responsible investing is becoming more popular. Shutterstock Supposedly sustainable investment funds make a staggering list of promises, including higher returns, lower risk, combatting climate change and even supporting diversity. And many believe them: investments in ESG …
Anne Frank’s diary at 75: why it holds a special place in Holocaust literature: Tony Baggett/Shutterstock The best-selling Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan recently declared that the case of Anne Frank’s betrayal had been solved. Anne and her family, in hiding in Amsterdam, had been denounced by one Arnold van den Bergh, a well-known notary and …
As mass extinctions loom, these philosophers could help us rediscover our place among other animals: Katoosha/Shutterstock Children think that pigs are as deserving of kindness as dogs and cats, and as readily condemn cruelty to hamsters as cruelty to other children, a recent study has shown. The moral hierarchy of animals – with humans at …
Japan’s doubling of its defence budget will make the world a more dangerous place – here’s why: PX Media via Shutterstock Japan is proposing to double its defence budget to around £86 billion, or 2% of its GDP. This move – like recent pledges by Germany to massively increase its military spending in the wake …
A nice South African City image: Just arrive in South Africa and quickly realize how true is the reality about security issues in Johannesburg, the city is not easy to move by yourself and even when you can move you must be worried about the place you are going, at night you must stay aw …
Green policies are in place for South Africa’s major port city: but a key piece is missing: Household waste in the Port of Durban after the 2019 floods Photo courtesy of Douw Steyn, Plastic SA The floods of April 2022 in the South African city of Durban (eThekwini municipality) placed the spotlight on the management …
There’s a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa’s food supply: The constitutional right to food puts food systems and agricultural development firmly on the national development agenda. By subman/GettyImages The farming sector is arguably the most important economic sector for South Africa’s development as it is directly linked to food security …
A short story by Ghana’s Ama Ata Aidoo offers a view of humanity’s place in the world: Ama Ata Aidoo Wikimedia Commons In recent years, philosophers and other thinkers have been rethinking how we see humanity and its place in the world. One reason for this change in thinking has been climate change: it has …
Trojan Horse Affair: podcast reignites questions about the place of religion in English and Welsh schools: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A recent podcast series on the 2013-14 Trojan Horse affair – an alleged but unproven plot to implement a strict Islamic ethos in some schools in Birmingham – has drawn attention to the place that religion …