South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters: South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Evidence from South Africa shows that public financial support for innovation …
Accra is a tough city to walk in: how city planners can fix the problem: Humans are walking beings. Walking is intrinsically linked to our physical development from childhood and enables our connections with people and places. We can say it is essential to our physical and mental well-being. Walking can also help create inclusive …
Shop smarter, not harder. How gentle messaging can help the planet more than tough talk: Heavy-handed messaging? Andy Soloman/Shutterstock Fast fashion is booming, but so is its environmental toll. With up to 10% of global carbon emissions linked to the industry, the over-consumption of cheap clothing has made sustainability campaigns more vital than ever. Yet, …
Labour promised to scrap the Rwanda policy. But its new approach aims to be just as tough on asylum seekers: Home secretary Yvette Cooper has started to lay out the government's migration policy plans. Number 10/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Migration policy has always been an ideological headache for the Labour party. Caught between the party’s labour …
How The Bear sets up stereotypes of tough male and emotional female chefs – and then tears them down: This article contains spoilers for the second series of The Bear. The Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White said in 2019: “The real positive with men [in professional kitchens is] they are not as emotional, and they …
Mother City: a tough, passionate film about the battle for affordable housing in Cape Town: Activist Nkosikhona Swartbooi leads a protest in the documentary Mother City. Screengrab/Mother City A third of the way into Mother City there’s a scene that characterises this tough, passionate film about Cape Town and its paradoxes of beauty and hardship, …
Studying engineering is tough: 6 insights to help university students succeed: Support and a sense of community are among the ways that students build academic resilience. ASphotowed/iStock/Getty Plus Engineering courses are a popular choice among South African university students. But these courses are also gruelling and the attrition rates are high. The Council on Higher …
Ukraine recap: Zelensky’s defiant new year speech foreshadows tough 2024 as government tightens conscription laws: Ukraine is alive. Ukraine lives. Ukraine fights. Ukraine advances, Ukraine overcomes the path. Ukraine gains. Ukraine works. Ukraine exists. In his new year’s speech this week, Volodymyr Zelensky was characteristically bullish about his country’s prospects as the war heads towards …
Youth hostels face tough times – but they are perfect for authentic, spontaneous experiences: When the New Zealand branch of the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) collapsed in 2021 and the country’s 11 hostels were forced to close, staff and punters alike were shocked. General manager Simon Cartwright cited the pandemic as the primary cause of …
Living in Nairobi’s slums is tough – residents are 35% more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those in rural areas: Slum-dwellers with high blood pressure struggle to get proper treatment AlexanderXXI/Shutterstock Hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure, is a non-communicable disease that occurs when there is a sustained elevation in …
Plaid Cymru’s new leader faces tough challenges ahead of next elections: You can read the Welsh version of this article here. Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed as Plaid Cymru’s new leader mid-June 2023. He replaced Adam Price, who stood down in response to a damaging report which found evidence of a culture of sexual harassment, …
Treat culture: why indulging in small, affordable pleasures can help you cope with tough times: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Life today is stressful. Since the start of the pandemic, social media has been flooded with coping mechanisms and wellbeing trends to help people manage their emotions and worries about the state of the world. If you’ve tried …
Fake news: EU targets political social media ads with tough new regulation proposal: Shutterstock/icongeek26 Throughout Europe, strict rules govern how traditional media operates during elections. Often that means imposing a period of silence so that voters can reflect on their choices without undue influence. In France, for example, no polls are allowed to be published …
Labour take note: red-wall voters want an ambitious plan for renewal – not tough talk and flag waving: If projections can be relied on, Labour has good reason to feel confident of supplanting the Conservatives as biggest party at the next general election. Yet it remains far from clear that Keir Starmer is heading for …
Beauty ideals were as tough in the middle ages as they are now: After turning up at this year’s Grammys, Madonna was subjected to a vitriolic online attack over her appearance, particularly what was deemed her excessive use of plastic surgery. The irrepressible 64-year-old instantly hit back, saying: Once again I am caught in the …
Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains: Elton John performs in Michigan as part of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour in 2018. Tony Norkus With his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, Elton John confirmed his latest plans for retirement. The final show of the tour in …
Five tips for developing and managing your budget — even in tough economic times: Budgeting offers more opportunities to save money. Getty Images There’s nothing quite like a new year to prompt us to take stock of our lives, our health, our goals – and our finances. Many people will start 2023 by contemplating how …
South Africa can reduce emissions and create jobs. A tough task, but doable: South Africa's Kusile coal-fired power plant is the fourth-largest coal plant in the world. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images South Africa has the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of unemployment and inequality in the world. It …