Rape is still rape even if you’re married – report finds some South African men don’t believe it is: Sexual violence, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), includes any sexual act or attempt to obtain sex through coercion, regardless of the relationship between the parties. This encompasses rape, unwanted sexual touching, and non-contact …
African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in six countries: Moyo Studio/Getty Images African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor funding. These arrangements, subject to the dictates of capitalism …
Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated’, suggests new report: Kichigin/Shutterstock Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back then, I was blissfully unaware of the ecological ramifications …
Bicycles can change lives, especially in rural Africa – new report looks at their use in Ghana and Malawi: Bicycles are particularly valued for carrying loads. peeterv/Getty Images, CC BY To many people around the world bicycles are a crucial means of transport, especially for carrying loads in rural areas. While their benefits are huge …
Climate change: alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water: African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, a new study by the Center for Global Development has found. Environment and energy economist Philip Kofi Adom is the author of …
Sexism permeates every layer of the music industry – new report echoes what research has been saying for years: Gorgev/Shutterstock The landmark Misogyny in Music report from British MPs on the women and equalities committee, published on January 30, shines an unsettling light upon the gender discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse which is rampant across …
Climate ‘tipping points’ can be positive too – our report sets out how to engineer a domino effect of rapid changes: fran_kie / shutterstock A young boy is forced to sit at a dinner table with grown-ups talking endlessly about grown-up stuff. He’s bored. He finds it hard at first, to push with his feet …
Water crisis in South Africa: damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down: A new report by South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation paints a grim picture of the quality of the country’s drinking water, and its water infrastructure. The Blue Drop Audit Report is meant to ensure that …
Climate tipping points are nearer than you think – our new report warns of catastrophic risk: lugazzotti / shutterstock It’s now almost inevitable that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded by humans, probably the warmest for at least 125,000 years. Multiple temperature records were smashed with global average temperatures for some periods well …
Tackling climate change can improve public health in Africa – new report highlights how: African countries can simultaneously address climate change and improve public health by reducing air pollution. In many cases these actions also have other societal, economic, environment or health benefits. Addressing these together is challenging because they are often the responsibility of …
Nazi doctors weren’t just ‘a few bad apples’, shows report – and simplistic stories won’t help guard against future medical abuses: Jewish children kept alive in Auschwitz for use in Mengele's medical experiments. Alexander Voronzow/Wikimedia Commons Extraordinary evil involves a total moral collapse across society caused by failure of individual humanity and ethical judgment. This …
Firearms officers: new report reveals the ‘toxic culture’ keeping women and ethnic minorities out of specialist squads: Svet foto/Shutterstock Hundreds of London’s Metropolitan police officers temporarily turned in their firearms in September after the Crown Prosecution Service charged an officer with the murder of unarmed 24-year-old Chris Kaba. Up to 300 of the force’s 2,500 …
Should the media tell you when they use AI to report the news? What consumers should know: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the media landscape, both for news organisations and consumers. Applications such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing AI are creating new possibilities to assist in writing and researching the news, but these also raise …
South Africa’s wage gap is huge: why companies should report what CEOs and workers earn: Inequality in South Africa is high, whether measured by income or wealth. One of the results is that there’s acute public scrutiny of executive compensation. This is understandable given that the skew in rewards for executives compared with wages of …
Russell Brand investigation: what good journalists should have to go through to report sexual assault allegations: The allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by comedian and actor Russell Brand seemed like a bombshell scoop to many readers and viewers. But for the journalists at The Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches, the …
UN invasive species report reveals scale of threat to nature and people – and how to manage it: Lionfish are an invasive species in the Caribbean. Drew McArthur/Shutterstock More than 3,500 invasive alien species are seriously compromising human wellbeing and causing irreversible damage to ecosystems, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …
South Africa is failing to live up to its constitution. Gains made since democracy are being squandered – report: Extreme poverty has seen shack settlements mushroom in South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images The end of apartheid in 1994 and advent of constitutional democracy resulted in major societal changes in South Africa. The …
Couples in which the woman is the only earner report lower life satisfaction – new research: CrizzyStudio/Shutterstock Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship. Changing employment trends and gender roles will affect many households. But our new peer-reviewed study shows that for heterosexual couples, wellbeing is lower …