South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour: South Africans will know the terms of the IMF loan at the end of July The South African government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $ 4.2 billion. The money would come from a facility that provides financing to countries facing an urgent balance of payments need, … [Read more...] about South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour | The Conversation
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Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts: Researchers are central to any country's science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics. Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has put global emergency preparedness under sharp scrutiny. It’s also placed national health systems’ capacity to predict … [Read more...] about Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are | The Conversation
New technologies mean states must reconsider what 'reproductive rights' are: New technologies are helping people to choose when and how to have children. MidoSemSem/ShutterstockA number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman’s eggs with a man’s … [Read more...] about New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are | The Conversation
Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO | The Conversation
Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's global finance expertise would serve the WTO well given the nexus between trade and finance The next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will replace Brazilian Roberto de Azevedo, who has served since 2013 and plans to step down at the end of August, a year … [Read more...] about Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO | The Conversation
Survey shows South African firms in some sectors are highly innovative | The Conversation
Survey shows South African firms in some sectors are highly innovative: Mining and utilities businesses have low levels of innovation Getty ImagesThe ‘one good thing’ caused by COVID-19, according to a recent Harvard Business School publication by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso, is that it has catalysed innovation. This is apparent in South Africa too, where businesses are … [Read more...] about Survey shows South African firms in some sectors are highly innovative | The Conversation
