What it will take for South Africa’s ailing power utility to keep going: Shutterstock The chief operating officer of South Africa’s electricity utility, Eskom, warned in May that the government should urgently start building new generating capacity. He was referring to a new build programme which has existed for at least a decade. The country’s …
Facebook Dating was set to take over the market – instead it was dead in the water: rafapress/Shutterstock Facebook Inc, now called Meta, announced its dating application, Facebook Dating, in May 2018. There was real excitement, with people expecting a revolutionary dating app that would soon beat Tinder. And it is no wonder, when you …
Bullying: why most people do nothing when they witness it – and how to take action: Are you a bystander? Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Imagine that you are at work, and you witness a colleague repeatedly bullying another colleague. What would you do? While many of us like to think that we would interfere to stop it, surveys …
Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home: Getty Images The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining trade integration between countries. A process referred to as the deglobalisation of trade. …
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a chance to reinvent international bailouts so that citizens don’t take most of the pain: Sri Lanka recorded the first casualties from its spiralling economic crisis several days ago, with one protester dead and 24 more injured. This was from police firing gunshots into a crowd who were demanding the …
NHS hospitals are publishing their plans to achieve net zero: here’s what it will actually take to get there: The NHS' aims are commendable, but there's a long way to go to achieve them. Loco Steve/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The NHS – which makes up 4% of the UK’s total carbon footprint – is aiming to …
South Africa needs to take the new normal seriously!: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s life in a way that has changed most people’s lives for the worst. We all know of someone who has lost a family member or a job or has had to close a business. However, the devastating pandemic has provided …
Take advantage of eye-catching digital signage: Not that long ago, businesses relied on traditional advertising mediums such as fliers to spread the word about their products or services. Since those rudimentary days, however, the business context has changed at such a rapid rate that companies are now in a constant state of competition, struggling to …
Melatonin: should I take it to help me sleep?: TB photo/Shutterstock I have been a doctor for over 20 years, 12 of which were dedicated exclusively to the practice of sleep medicine. Over the years, I have seen an enormous increase in the use of melatonin by my patients and their families. Although melatonin has …
Vitamin D2 and D3: what’s the difference and which should you take?: Vitamin D3 is found in fish, cheese, and eggs. Cegli/Shutterstock Vitamin D is important for maintaining health, as it has many roles in the human body. But there is more than one form of vitamin D, and recent research suggests that these forms …
Nuclear fusion record broken – what will it take to start generating electricity? Podcast: Nuclear fusion is what generates the energy of the sun: scientists are getting closer to controlling a sustained fusion reaction on Earth. Marko Aliaksandr/Shutterstock Scientists at a nuclear fusion lab in the UK just broke the world record for the amount …
What it would take for more Ghanaians to adopt mobile payment systems: Mobile operators also offer money sending and receiving services Waligorahim/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The introduction of information and communication technologies has created an opportunity for consumers to pay for products and services online and offline using mobile phones. Transactions carried out through wireless …
Basic income support in South Africa: risks, rewards and what it will take: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will need political courage to introduce basic income support. Photo by Peter Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government’s agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to the crisis …
What it will take for Africa’s agrifood systems to thrive: African-owned food retailers are increasing their footprints across the continent. FG TRADE/Getty Images The year 2021 was one of critical conversations about global agrifood systems – the processes and methods through which farming produces food. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and a …
Historian offers comprehensive and up-to-date take on South Africa’s Communist Party: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a meeting of the SACP in 2015. GCIS: Flickr The Communist Party of South Africa was formed in July 1921. To mark its centenary last year, renowned South African historian Tom Lodge published Red Road to Freedom: A …
Book review: Zakes Mda’s subversive take on Lesotho’s traditions: Portrait of a Lesotho shepherd, Ntoaesele Mashongoane. JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images In 2019 at the Abantu Book Festival in Soweto, South African writer and artist Zakes Mda was celebrating the publication of his final novel, The Zulus of New York, when he made a surprise …
It could take 12 hours of walking to burn off your Christmas dinner: Christmas is a time when many people put on a few extra pounds. sutulastock/ Shutterstock Overeating at Christmas time is almost like a tradition. Many of us look forward to piling our plates full of festive foods, snacking on chocolate throughout the …
South Africa in the news: 4 new Omicron cases in Kerala take state count to 15: A new variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 25. As per the WHO, the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen …: “South Africa” – BingNews …