University graduates in Ghana must serve society for a year – study suggests it’s good for national unity: Almost 70 years after independence was gained across the continent, many African countries continue to face the complex task of managing ethnic diversity and building national cohesion. National cohesion is a broad and often abstract concept. It …
Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society – drone images help prove it: Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and …
Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says: The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review has proposed the most significant reform of sentencing and punishment in England and Wales since the 1990s. The review, chaired by former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, calls for a number of changes to address …
Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society: stuartjames worcs/Shutterstock Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have, because a stripy insect has just appeared in their kitchen and they are panicking. “It’s huge!” one squeals. “Help! What do I do? I swear it’s that murder hornet …
Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history – north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture: A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was far …
Gaza update: Israeli society at breaking point and Palestinians battle to contain polio: Israelis took to the streets last weekend – including outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem – in their latest show of anger at the government’s handling of the war. The protests were spurred by the news that Hamas had executed six …
South Africa’s competition law has special conditions for company mergers: do they benefit society or hinder business?: Competition is a good thing. This is the common thread through global competition law, which aims to prevent monopolies – when one firm dominates a sector. For instance, if the two most prominent companies in an industry want …
Bridgerton: tips on how to dress and hold yourself in London society straight from the Regency period: As viewers of Bridgerton know, finding the right suitor is an art, requiring charm and beauty. It helped to be a diamond (the most eligible woman of the season, as chosen by the Queen), but all young ladies …
Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert: South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average …
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Teaching prisoners to start businesses can help them return to society: When people are released from prison back into society, they can find themselves in an unknown world for which they are ill-equipped. They need stability and security to get their lives back on track – yet often have nowhere to go. They also tend …
How HBO’s The Gilded Age reflects wider tensions within 19th-century New York and American society: “The opera is where society puts itself on display,” claims Bertha Russell, one of the main protagonists in season two of HBO’s The Gilded Age. New York, where the show is set, was at the centre of the era of …
This is the hottest autumn on record – and it’s impacting the climate system and human society: We are still getting used to a “new normal” of devastating summer heatwaves. But the effects of a warming climate are being felt throughout the year, and recent autumn months have been further off the charts than ever. …
Longer sentences? Overcrowded UK prisons are already failing society: The UK government plans to impose tougher sentences on those convicted of serious crimes, it announced via this year’s king’s speech at the state opening of parliament. Political pundits reacting to the speech on the BBC immediately questioned the rationale behind potentially putting more people in …
Suicide in Ghana: society expects men to be providers – new study explores this pressure: Suicide is a complex behaviour that is widely regarded as a significant public health issue across the globe. It is influenced by psychiatric, psychological, biological, social, cultural, economic and existential factors. In most countries, the rate of male suicides is …
Wealthy but worried: why the UK’s top 10% are turning their backs on the rest of society: Sentavio/Shutterstock I feel fairly middle of the road and average, but objectively I know this is completely untrue. I am at the top of the income percentiles – though I also know I’m miles away from the very …
Celebrating one woman’s mission to change an industry – and society into the bargain: Founded in 2019, Black Elegance is the brainchild of Simone Jules. She’s a woman on a mission: she has wanted to run a company since she was a child, but she’s also clear that her ambition would not stop there. “I …
What Germany’s quest to define dignity – both before and after 1945 – tells us about society: We all know what dignity looks like when it is taken from us. From job losses and income deprivation, to discrimination, systemic racism or oppression, throughout history there have been constant and countless instances of people being deprived, …