Saudi Arabia and sport: a strategic gamble aiming for economic, political and social goals: Boxing purists may argue over the sporting value of a fight between a reality TV star and a former YouTube prankster. But the commercial value of the massively hyped event in February 2023 was clear for both the contestants (Tommy Fury …
SA NPO leads the way in AI technology for social change: Tech-based NPO, Kwanele – Bringing Women Justice is at the forefront of innovative technology for social change in South Africa. In a tech-driven world of AI and chatbots, operators typically represent the affluent and elite of South African society. However, Kwanele’s chat bot challenges …
Jake Paul v Tommy Fury: whoever reigns in the ring, it’s no contest when it comes to social media: Jake Paul, an American social media celebrity turned professional boxer, has made a name for himself in the ring. After defeating former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in October 2022, he now turns …
As veganism grows in popularity, some people are still eating meat with friends – could a ‘social omnivore’ diet work for you?: Eating meat only when it is served in a social setting is a growing dietary trend. Bobex-73/Shutterstock It’s Sunday and your family are sat around the dinner table. There’s a bird roast, gravy …
How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users – and what to do about it: Lerbank-bbk22/Shutterstock From Elon Musk’s erratic start as Twitter’s new owner to Meta’s recent decision to layoff more than 11,000 employees, and an ongoing downturn for tech stocks, the social media sector is once again in turmoil. But …
I introduced social entrepreneurship to my trainee teachers — why it’ll make them better at their jobs: Teachers can get their pupils thinking about different ways to create sustainable livelihoods through something as simple as a vegetable garden at school. Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images The daily headlines from South Africa are largely gloomy. The country’s government …
Disabled young people have less upward social mobility than their peers – and class background makes this worse: Monika Wisniewska/Shutterstock We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not disabled. Not …
Your style of social media use may be connected to your wellbeing: Pixabay Are you a doom scroller or a Twitter addict? Do you pass the time by flicking endlessly through others’ posts on social networking sites, or perhaps you use these platforms to share your own content? Psychologists believe our style of social media …
Online safety: what young people really think about social media, big tech regulation and adults ‘overreacting’: timelineguru/Shutterstock Don’t say ‘just don’t go online’ because adults wouldn’t do that if something happened in the real world. If you got followed home, it’s not like [they would say]: “Hey, stop leaving the house.” Help the person understand …
Skills shortages are plaguing South Africa’s economy – policy and social conditions must support their development: Shutterstock Many South Africans argue that the country has a skills crisis. An equal number question why it can’t sort this out by “adopting the German or Swiss approach”. The reason the country isn’t getting the right skills to …
What Awaab Ishak’s death says about the state of social housing in the UK – expert Q&A: The inquest into the death of a two-year-old-boy, Awaab Ishak, in Rochdale, has found that black mould and the landlord’s repeated failure to fix the problem, was to blame. Delivering her verdict, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said: “I’m …
Social media campaigns can be effective — if offline action is also taken. A case study from Ghana: Ghana's protest culture has grown along with the spread of social media Dieu-Donné Gameli/Wikimedia Commons Ghana has about six million social media users out of a population of 31 million. WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube are the three …
Ghana’s informal residents show how social innovation can solve urban challenges: A lot of Ghanaian settlements face social infrastructure deficits Wikimedia Commons Local governments across the world have turned to what is called “urban innovation” in a bid to manage urban problems. The term refers to the use of smart data collection, digital infrastructure facilities …
Why Meta’s share price collapse is good news for the future of social media: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock Facebook may not be the original social media platform but it has stood the test of time – until recently. Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its value plummet by around $ 80 …
Social prescribing needs more evidence to support its benefits before widespread rollout – new study: Juice Verve/Shutterstock Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems, such as loneliness or financial difficulty. However, these non-medical problems are known to have a big impact on patients’ health and wellbeing. GPs are aware of this and …
Why migrants bring gifts from abroad. A sense of obligation and a fear of social backlash: African migrants feel obliged to bring back home consumer goods as gifts. Jonas Walzberg/picture alliance via Getty Images An estimated 281 million migrants span the globe. The remittances they send home get a lot of attention from policymakers and …
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Social media: how to protect your mental health: It is how we use social media that can either benefit or negatively impact our mental health. Rawpixel.com | Shutterstock The recent inquest into the death of British teenager Molly Russell in 2017 has concluded that the 14-year-old “died from an act of self harm while suffering …