Check out this Port Elizabeth image: Post SoNA and 20 Years of Freedom Youth Dialogue, 27 Mar 2014 Image by GovernmentZA Residents of Port Elizabeth attend the post State of the Nation Address (SoNA) and 20 Years of Freedom Youth Dialogue at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. (Photo: GCIS) Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za …
Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing – new study: Hyejin Kang Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent of losing ten IQ points, our latest research shows. The effects are still detectable more than six months after the …
I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I learned: frank_peters / Shutterstock By the time you finish reading this article, at least one new case of child sexual abuse will have been reported. In the US, a child is sexually assaulted every nine minutes. In the UK, this figure is …
From ‘biologically dead’ to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years: The Thames is one of the world's cleanest city rivers. JPLenio/Pixabay It might surprise you to know that the River Thames is considered one of the world’s cleanest rivers running through a city. What’s even more surprising is that …
The Falklands War, 40 years on: why ‘Las Malvinas’ are still such an emotive issue in Argentina: At this time of year, the Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas) take centre stage in public and political life across Argentina. April 2 marked the 40th anniversary of what many Argentines think of as the “recovery” of an …
100 years of the BBC: the rebels who reshaped broadcasting – and paid the price: In his 1941 book The Power Behind the Microphone, Peter Pendleton Eckersley, the BBC’s former chief engineer, described his “dream” for the future of radio and television: I see the interior of a living-room … flush against the wall there …
Russia’s denial of responsibility for atrocities in Bucha recalls 50 years of lies over the Katyn massacre: Ukrainian troops entering the city of Bucha, 25km north-west of the capital Kyiv, have reportedly found evidence of what appear to be horrific war crimes committed during the month-long occupation by Russian forces. Having forced the Russian troops …
People with endometriosis and PCOS wait years for a diagnosis – attitudes to women’s pain may be to blame: Many women are told not to complain about pain. goffkein.pro/ Shutterstock Former Miss Ireland, Chelsea Farrell, recently shared the story of how she ended up in the emergency room in severe pain with a twisted ovarian …
Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on: cktravels.com/Shutterstock Since the UK first entered lockdown on March 23 2020, little in the pandemic has attracted so much attention and controversy as this decision to grind social and economic life to a halt. Was it the right thing to do? Properly evaluating …
Free online event: what we’ve learned two years into COVID, and how to deal with the fallout: Shutterstock COVID-19 – and the lockdowns it triggered – have reshaped tens of millions of lives around the world. In the UK, for example, prime minister Boris Johnson announced on March 23 2020 that people “must” stay at …
Pandemic parliaments: lessons learned from two years trying to run democracies living under COVID-19: Social distancing left Westminster's House of Commons virtually empty at times. UK Parliament/Flickr, CC BY-NC Parliaments matter more than ever in times of crisis. They oversee emergency responses, evaluate and pass legislation, and approve funds to meet urgent public needs. They …
Namibia badly needs refurbishment after 32 years under the ruling party: Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia. Photo by Hannah McKay – Pool/Getty Images Namibia has been a presidential democracy since independence from South Africa in 1990. Much executive power is vested in the head of state, who is elected directly every five years in …
Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of COVID response: A mural along Haile Selassie avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. Boniface Muthoni/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On 11 March 2020, just months after the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was first identified in China, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency …
Two years into the pandemic, which of our newly formed habits are here to stay?: The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. Now, two years later, there’s light for some at the end of the tunnel. In many wealthier countries, which have benefited from several rounds of vaccination, the …
Defence cuts effectively paid for UK welfare state for 60 years – but that looks impossible after Ukraine: The conflict in Ukraine will have far-reaching economic consequences. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecasts that it could knock one percentage point off global GDP in 2023 – equivalent to around a trillion US dollars …
Putin’s approval has stayed strong over the years – war in Ukraine could change that: Asatur Yesayants / Shutterstock Since his ascension to power in 2000, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has maintained levels of approval among the Russian public that would be the envy of most world leaders. Prior to the recent invasion of Ukraine, …
Check out this Strand Beach image: A WALK ALONG THE BEACH [ TEN YEARS AGO ]-125045 Image by infomatique I should mention that I was more than depressed by the amount of litter and discarded industrial waste. Also the area really stank. It was ten years ago when I took these photographs but I plan …
Future evolution: from looks to brains and personality, how will humans change in the next 10,000 years?: Where's next for Homo Sapiens? Shutterstock READER QUESTION: If humans don’t die out in a climate apocalypse or asteroid impact in the next 10,000 years, are we likely to evolve further into a more advanced species than what …