The new industrial revolution: robots are an opportunity, not a threat: shutterstock Shutterstock Invasion. Takeover. These are the kind of words that have been bandied about in news headlines about robotics and artificial intelligence in the last few years. The coverage has been almost relentlessly negative, focusing on the threat to jobs, squeezing out the …
Why the future of Africa’s forests and savannas is under threat: Tropical forests in the Congo for example have exceptionally high animal and plant species. Shutterstock Tropical Africa has two distinct features – rain forests which are dominated by trees and savannas which are dominated by grasses. Both depend on rainfall quantity and seasonality. Seasonality …
Why ex-combatants pose a threat to Côte d’Ivoire’s stability: A soldier stands guard after a clash with demobilised ex-rebel fighters at the entrance of Bouaké,Côte d'Ivoire, 23 May 2017. REUTERS/Abdul Fatai Dissatisfied ex-combatants who aren’t serving in Côte d’Ivoire’s formal military structures pose the biggest long-term threat to the stability of the country. This is …
London Bridge attack: why the terror threat level was downgraded: The scene at London Bridge. PA It’s a depressingly familiar story. Terror on the streets of London, almost two weeks after the Manchester bombing. This time, a speeding van hit pedestrians on London Bridge before three assailants, wearing fake suicide vests, jumped out, stabbing members …
South Africa in the news: Media commercialisation a threat to media freedom – Right2Know: Furthermore, Media24 was criticised for putting pressure on staff members in its pursuit of increased profits, a measure which served to further weaken editorial quality as well as the credibility of South Africa’s media. “The impact of the …: “South Africa” …
Hungary’s assault on academic freedom is a threat to European principles: Tens of thousands of people recently demonstrated in the Hungarian capital of Budapest against attempts by their government to close the Central European University (CEU). This was the second large-scale demonstration in Budapest in as many weeks – with protesters turning out en masse …
How to measure the terrorism threat after the Westminster attack: Two questions have been particularly prominent in the aftermath of the attack on Westminster. First, why was the attacker – named by police as Khalid Masood – not apprehended, given that he appears to have been already known to police and intelligence services. Second, what …
Freedom of religion under threat across Europe after EU court rules employers can ban headscarves: Wearing a headscarf to work may become harder in some professions. via www.shutterstock.com Employers across Europe have been given the green light to ban staff from wearing religious and political symbols after a ruling by the Court of Justice of …
Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard: President-elect Donald Trump's stance on climate change is very different to Barack Obama's. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, publicly questions the existence of climate change. He, and presumably Trump himself, opposes President Barack Obama’s …
South Africa in the news: North Korea and the Nuclear Threat: The belief that Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, would give up the bomb now after having come so far would be contrary to every case in history that shows denuclearization arises only with regime change, as it did in South Africa, and in …
New move against Gordhan suggests South Africa’s laws are under threat: South Africa's finance minister Pravin Gordhan. Reuters/Edgard Garrido South Africa’s elite police unit, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation also know as the Hawks, this week summoned the country’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to appear at its offices to receive a warning statement. The …
South Africa's economy faces another threat – Yahoo News snippet curated by www.Free-Mail.co.za as being relevant to ‘South Africa’. LONDON – South Africa's economy is facing another threat. That's following reports suggesting that Barclays Bank PLC could sell its operations on the continent. The British bank bought Absa nearly 10 years ago. But now, the …
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