Fourth industrial revolution in South Africa: inequality stands in the way of true progress: Low-income South Africans in rural areas feel left out of the technological advancements linked to the fourth industrial revolution. Lucian Coman/Shutterstock In his 2019 State of the Nation address, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was creating a commission …
Africa’s making progress against HIV, but donor funds are drying up – what must change: Remarkable progress has been made against the HIV epidemic in the last two decades. However, a loss of momentum in fighting HIV across the globe threatens to undermine the strides that have been made. There is a crisis in sustainability …
Antibiotic resistance threatens to “undo a century of medical progress”: 5 essential reads: Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working. This is known …
China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong: Manufacture of renewable tech is skyrocketing in Chinese cities such as Beijing. Mike Fuchslocher/Shutterstock China is winning the clean energy race. It has spent ten times more on clean energy than either the US or …
Why Westminster’s new backbench MPs may unlock progress on climate change: Mistervlad / shutterstock As far as the UK government is concerned, its backbenchers are “the most important Members in the House [of Commons]”. This simple insight, from a classic 1976 article by the political scientist Anthony King, could not have been demonstrated more clearly …
Snakebites can destroy skin, muscle, and even bone – exciting progress on drugs to treat them: The World Health Organization estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually, resulting in upwards of 138,000 deaths. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, snakebite annually kills between 20,000 and 32,000 people, though a 2022 paper …
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How the ‘visionaries’ of Silicon Valley mean profits are prioritised over true technological progress: Leefuji/Shutterstock Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Often feted as geniuses, they are the faces behind the gadgets and media …
Why IBD is so hard to treat – and how scientists are making progress: IBD can be debilitating Emily frost/Shutterstock Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a life altering chronic illness that is rising dramatically globally. It is stubbornly difficult to treat, and many people find the treatments we have just don’t work for them. Over …
Women in Ai – Are we making Progress?: This was the question on everybody’s mind at the AI Expo Africa 2023. The panel of experts included Bridget Chipungu from Center for AI Research, Hina Patel from Accenture, Celina Lee from Zindi, and Nicoli Koorbanally from Mlab. The discussion started with Bridget Chipungu giving an overview …
Ukraine recap: Ukraine and allies maintain optimism despite slow progress on the battlefield: At a press conference after talks with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, this afternoon, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg sounded like a man determined to take a “glass half full” attitude when he said that “every metre that Ukrainian forces regain is …
World Cup kiss: feminist progress is always met with backlash, but Spain’s #MeToo moment shows things are changing: Winning the women’s World Cup was a significant moment for Spanish football. Spain is now one of only two teams who are world champions in both the male and female competitions (Germany is the other). This momentous …
Ukraine war: after two months of slow progress the long-awaited counteroffensive is picking up speed. Why has it taken so long?: Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive was the subject of speculation for months before it officially began at the beginning of June. So far, only modest progress has been made and there have been concerns from Kyiv’s …
Belgium’s AfricaMuseum has a dark colonial past – it’s making slow progress in confronting this history: DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lukonde (L) at Belgium's AfricaMuseum in 2022. Jasper Jacobs via Getty Images Racist displays and stories remain on display in several western European museums. They include grotesque objects depicting African people as “savage” and “wild”. …
Ukraine recap: counteroffensive makes slow progress while diplomacy fails to make any ground at all: So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower …
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law is a patriarchal backlash against progress: Activists protest outside the Ugandan Embassy in Washington DC on April 25, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni assented to the anti-homosexuality bill on 29 May 2023. The new law legislates, among other things, a five-year jail term for “promoting homosexuality”, a seven-year jail …
Theory of everything: how progress in physics depends on asking the right questions: Calabi-Yau manifold: a proposed structure of extra dimensions of space in string theory. vchal/Shutterstock When I began my undergraduate physics degree (around 20 years ago), “What is the theory of everything?” was a question that I heard often. It was used as …
Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research: PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to our new study. After 2022 was designated the hottest in 122 years, extreme heat has appeared …