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By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged…

By Dr Beth Dunford Water is an essential resource with direct impact on Africa’s economic potential: inadequate access to safe…

Climate risk is our reality, and we need to understand that our actions today will shape the future of business…

During this year’s International Women’s Day, which addressed the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education, the UN…

Women’s sport has reached previously unheard-of heights, 2023 is expected to be the year that great athletes who are still…

By Roy Havemann The announcement by the South African finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom,…

By Amy West Humans weren’t the only beings doing it tough with mental health issues during the pandemic. Our pets…

Since the Covid epidemic, fewer primary school students are able to read for comprehension, and the majority of second-graders are…

All facets of South Africa’s society have suffered as a result of the severe energy crisis. Regular and protracted power outages, which first appeared in 2007, are also driving an increase in crime, particularly street violence.  The most recent quarterly crime numbers have endangered the state of the struggling economy, food security, and health and educational results. Power outages were clearly a contributing factor in all robbery categories significantly increasing from July to September 2022…

Dr Danny Buckley Being paid for work in cash is often frowned upon in the UK. It can be seen…