How Africa can respond to the seismic changes in the world: lessons from history: Getty images Fundamental changes are taking place in the world: what are the implications for Africa? A generation ago, newly appointed Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Secretary-General Dr Salim Ahmed Salim posed that question under circumstances different from today, but of …
South Africa in the news: Organisations pin hopes on new bid to halt Shell’s seismic survey off Wild Coast: Several organisations are hoping that a second application for an interdict to stop Shell from seismic blasting off the Wild Coast will be successful.: “South Africa” – BingNews ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: India to Start …
Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer: South African marine biodiversity is unique and valuable and the Wild Coast is an especially rich part of that heritage. Peter Unger via GettyImages The planned seismic survey off South Africa’s Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed …
South Africa in the news: The future of politics in South Africa shifts after coalition window closes with seismic changes at metro level: The decision by the EFF to vote for the DA mayoral candidates in Joburg and Ekurhuleni may well lead to seismic changes in our politics. It may mark the end of the …
Coronavirus lockdown reduced seismic activity around the world – new study: Seismic activity doesn’t just come from earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Everyday human activity also gives rise to vibrations that travel through the ground as seismic waves, something we call “anthropogenic noise”. When pandemic lockdown measures brought daily life to a standstill, it didn’t just …
South Africa in the news: Sibanye CEO says seismic events a fact of life for South Africa mines: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Earthquakes such as the one in which seven miners died last month in South Africa are impossible to predict and a fact of life for deep level operations there, the chief executive of the …
Grime artists cannot be ignored – and it will mean a seismic shift in public discourse: At the Brit Awards grime artist Stormzy won both best British male and best British album. But it was his acutely insurgent performance at the close of the live BBC broadcast that really got people talking. Amid the usual …
Are seismic surveys driving penguins from their feeding grounds?: African penguins appear to move away from areas where seismic underwater surveys are happening. Lorien Pichegru Whales, dolphins, squid and fish are among the many marine species that rely on underwater sounds for everything from foraging to communication. By listening to what’s happening in the water …
Corbyn in Brighton: this is a seismic shift in two important ways: Let’s be under no illusion about the significance of what we have just seen: a Labour Party leader calling, at the party’s annual conference, for the nationalisation of public utilities – not to cries of derision or the dropping of jaws, but to …