Stephen Lawrence: how family liaison officers became an integral part of policing in the wake of his murder: Family liaison officers are a vital part of murder investigations in the UK. CLICKMANIS/Shutterstock Stephen Lawrence was murdered on April 22 1993 in an unprovoked racist knife attack in south London. He was just eighteen at the …
Why employers should wake up to the value of naps at work: Nap time. worawit_j/Shutterstock Wellbeing at work is being taken more seriously by many businesses these days. After all, recent research has shown that more than a quarter of Generation Z workers – those born between 1997 and 2012 – seek out workplace benefits …
Deeper divide: what Kenya’s pandemic school closures left in their wake: Students at a primary school in Nairobi, Kenya, queue to have their temperature taken when public schools fully reopened on 4 January 2021. Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images In Kenya, the pandemic disrupted learning for 15 million students in primary and secondary institutions. Schools …
South Africa in the news: Will it take a COVID strain deadlier than Omicron to wake up world leaders?: Omicron has come out of the blue and is spreading rapidly less than a fortnight after South Africa announced its detection. It has already been detected in 24 countries, with more being added to the …: …
South Africa in the news: Haranga Resources woos stock market in wake of UraMin scandal: Haranga is trying to relist on the Australian stock exchange, banking on investor interest in its West African gold licences and in its Saraya uranium project. Saraya once belonged to UraMin, the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Welsh GPs have …
Mental health distress in the wake of Bangladesh cyclone shows the devastation of climate-related loss and damage: A Bangladeshi boy walks along a riverbank protected from climate-driven erosion by concrete blocks. Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Author provided Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of climate-induced loss and damage – such as the destruction of …
South Africa in the news: In the wake of former president FW de Klerk’s death, find out who gets State, official or provincial funerals: The presidency has published a manual that determines and defines State, official or provincial funeral policy.: “South Africa” – BingNews It’s terrible in Cape Coast- Zimbabwe coach warns South Africa ahead …
South Africa in the news: ‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens: In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable, diplomacy-packed agenda of escalating crises to …: “South Africa” – BingNews Coronavirus: South …
RSV: what is it, and why are child cases surging in the wake of COVID?: Hospitals in the UK are seeing a rise in children suffering from severe respiratory infections. This includes an unseasonal surge in an infection called the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in children as young as two months old. It has resulted …
South Africa in the news: South Africa violence spreads to Johannesburg in wake of Zuma jailing: Shops were looted overnight, a section of highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic violence following the jailing of former South African …: “South Africa” – BingNews New law to ‘redefine’ discrimination in …
South Africa in the news: Ethiopian telecoms sell-off flops in wake of economic and security concerns: Ethiopia’s sale of two telecoms licences, billed by the government as the “deal of the century”, has flopped, dealing a blow to the push to market capitalism championed by Abiy Ahmed, the prime …: “South Africa” – BingNews The …
South Africa in the news: South Africa hit out at Perth Test proposal in wake of England tour cancellation as Aussie players air travel concerns: The famously combative relationship between Australian and South African cricket teams could spill off the field, over the choice of destination for the February Test series.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: ‘Wake up’: Climate activist Nakate challenges world leaders: Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate has challenged world leaders to “wake up” and recognize climate change as a crisis …: “South Africa” – BingNews Heart-stopping moment surfer dodges shark attack by inches as 8ft beast lunges at his feet: THIS is the heart-stopping …
South Africa in the news: Busa says unemployment numbers a wake up call for government: Business Unity South Africa (Busa) says the latest unemployment numbers should be a wake up call for government, labour, and business to work harder and more closely to find a solution to the crisis.: “South Africa” – BingNews Marvelling at …
Is being European a white identity? Brussels needs deep reflection in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement: Like so many organisations, the European Parliament recently declared “Black Lives Matter” in a statement that condemned racism. And, like in so many other parts of the world, people in European countries have been taking part …
There’s hope, if we wake up to today’s evolutionary potential: Everyone needs to be fired up with a rage aligned with the feminine principle of care rather than the masculine principle of control. GettyImages The world is in the grip of two massive opposing forces. While many different forces will shape our future, these two …
Bolivian lithium: why you should not expect any ‘white gold rush’ in the wake of Morales overthrow: The Salar de Uyuni salt flat contains much of the world's lithium. Ksenia Ragozina / shutterstock The overthrow of Bolivian president Evo Morales shows how the politics of environmentalism and social justice intersect in a silvery-white metal. As …
Financial services need to wake up to fact that treating customers well is good business: Shutterstock South Africa’s regulatory regime for the financial services sector is going through major changes. The question is whether companies can adapt to a principles-based approach. Or will they default back to rules-based compliance during the implementation of the Conduct …