Kenya is badly prepared for floods: four steps to reduce devastation and deaths: Floods in Kenya in April/May 2024 led to the deaths of over 250 people and caused damage estimated at 4 billion Kenya shillings (US$ 35 million). Not for the first time, Kenya’s lack of preparedness was apparent as flooding rampaged through rural …
I research the therapeutic qualities of writing about art – here are three steps for trying it yourself: Sorapop Udomsri/Shutterstock What do we learn about ourselves when we write creatively about an artwork? I asked myself this question during my creative writing PhD, where my focus was on writing a collection of poems in response …
African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen: Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and mineral resources. Prior to this, the resources were exploited by European mining corporations. Since the 1990s, transnational corporations have once again become the dominant …
My prepaid meter has stopped working and won’t accept any tokens? 7 Easy Troubleshooting Steps: One of the worst feelings is when your prepaid meter stops working and won’t accept any tokens. Here are a few steps you can take to address the issue: Check the meter display: Make sure that there are no error …
How to read Haruki Murakami in English the Japanese way – in four steps: With more than 40 years of writing to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to begin when reading Haruki Murakami. Earlier this year in Japan, he published his 15th novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, though the release date …
Three steps for getting over social media envy – advice from a psychologist: iSOMBOON/Shutterstock In the past, you may have envied your neighbour when they bought a new car or went on holiday abroad when you could not. Although these feelings of envy would have been perfectly valid, they were isolated incidents that would last …
Niger: with a key deadline passed, Nigeria must take decisive steps to prevent a civil war in its neighborhood: The deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum – who was deposed in a coup on July 26 – to be reinstated to office …
Why it’s so difficult to figure out what to do with your life – and three steps to take: Feeling stuck in the wrong job? ViDI Studio/Shutterstock What do you want to be when you grow up? Practically from the moment you start talking, you’re asked this question. As a child, you’re encouraged to make …
Human organs for transplant: 5 steps Africa must take to improve the supply chain: Lack of a proper storage and transport medium is a challenge to organ donation in Africa. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Medical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these is the transplant of human organs from one …
HIV care for migrant women in South Africa: the gaps and 5 steps towards offering better services: South Africa's healthcare system has gaps in providing HIV treatment to highly mobile women. Shutterstock Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, …
Nigeria needs to take climate action: 4 urgent steps to start with: Trucks, with goods, abandoned on Nigeria's East-West highway cut off by flood in October 2022. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Climate change is not just a buzzword or a topic for political debates. It is a real and pressing issue that affects …
South Africa’s reading crisis: 5 steps to address children’s literacy struggles: Reading and writing are not just cognitive skills – they are socially shared and shaped practices. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Kunyashe is a Grade 1 pupil in Cape Town, South Africa. She’s very focused on her schoolwork. She shares a tiny one-roomed shack, hardly bigger …
MyGQ.co.za – A Mega Business Resource Takes It’s First Baby Steps: Many years ago we based MyPE on a hyper focussed Business Directory which gave a lot of local businesses a lot of work – mostly on the back of our free promotion. Then Google realised that directories such as ours were ‘taking business away …
6 steps to reduce the carbon footprint of your website: 6 steps to reduce the carbon footprint of your website mike_gifford Wed, 03/29/2023 – 03:00 According to Mozilla, Information Communications Technology (ICT) is expected to emit more carbon by 2025 than any single country besides China, India, and the United States. We tend not to …
Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden: Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You brave scorching heat …
8 steps to refurbish an old computer with Linux: 8 steps to refurbish an old computer with Linux howtech Wed, 03/22/2023 – 03:00 We live in a remarkable era. It wasn’t so long ago we were all chained to the “upgrade treadmill,” forced to buy expensive new personal computers every few years. Today, with the …
Casey review: key steps the Met police must take to address its institutional racism and sexism: Ian_Stewart/Shutterstock Baroness Louise Casey has found that London’s Metropolitan police force is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. We heard similar 24 years ago when, after the incompetent investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Sir William MacPherson reported that …
Nigeria’s natural resources are under threat – urgent steps a new president must take: Waste on Lekki beach, Lagos Alucardion/Shutterstock By the end of May 2023 Nigeria will have a new president following February’s elections. Among their many duties the person who takes over will be expected to appraise the nation’s performance and its commitment …