Nigeria must wake up to the changing role of state governments: Nigeria needs to review existing structures to drive growth. xtock/Shutterstock There have been sustained efforts to diversify Nigeria’s economy since the country returned to democratic civilian rule in 1999. Successive governments have made foreign direct investment a priority to achieve this aim. Originally, the …
Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake: Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed. Vince O'Sullivan/Flickr It’s just over three years since a lion was shot in Zimbabwe by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota in the US, in a drama that became known as “Cecilgate”. The …
Netflix-style software solution supports South African businesses in the wake of GDPR: The General Data Protection Act (GDPR) may set the guidelines for the collection and processing of personal data within the European Union (EU), but it also has far reaching global impact. Alongside South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), GDPR compliance has …
What if Antarctica’s dormant, ice-covered volcanoes wake up?: Harvepino / shutterstock Antarctica is a vast icy wasteland covered by the world’s largest ice sheet. This ice sheet contains about 90% of fresh water on the planet. It acts as a massive heat sink and its meltwater drives the world’s oceanic circulation. Its existence is therefore …
South Africa in the news: Australia v South Africa: tourists hit out at rowdy Adelaide crowd in wake of Faf du Plessis treatment: SOUTH Africa’s embittered defence of captain Faf du Plessis continued on Saturday night as support staff took to whinging about the Adelaide Oval crowd for ‘bad manners’. Aussie sides have copped some …
A Wake at the Gate – a Culture interest event taking place on 2016-10-22 18:00:00 in United States October 22, 2016 6:00pm – 9:00pm Angels Gate Cultural Center Before Halloween and Day of the Dead Angels Gate Cultural center will host a wacky, tongue-in-cheek Victorian Wake themed fundraiser to support the arts and keep our …
“I don’t know, I guess her first impression was it might be a cat, but when they both got a look at each other, they both freaked out,” a local vet tells CBS Miami. The animal turned out to be a kinkajou, which the Herald explains looks like a monkey but is actually related to …