Electric vehicles could add to carbon emissions and load shedding: but there's a solution: It's more expensive to refuel a petrol vehicle than it is to charge an electric vehicle. GettyImagesSouth Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialised and developing countries. This threatens its commitment to help slow global warming. This … [Read more...] about Electric vehicles could add to carbon emissions and load shedding: but there’s a solution | The Conversation
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How colonialism’s legacy continues to plague the International Criminal Court | The Conversation
How colonialism's legacy continues to plague the International Criminal Court: Outgoing International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda Getty ImagesGambian maritime law expert Fatou Bensouda has just entered the final year of a nine-year term as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Her tenure of office will end on 15 June 2021. Bensouda’s record so … [Read more...] about How colonialism’s legacy continues to plague the International Criminal Court | The Conversation
COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know | The Conversation
COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know: A general view during the country's first human clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine in Soweto, South Africa. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesThere isn’t enough clinical research being done in Africa. Less than 2.5% of all clinical trials in the world are done on the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know | The Conversation
Pasha 71: COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa explained | The Conversation
Pasha 71: COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa explained: shutterstock South African researchers, in collaboration with Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, are trialling a vaccine for the COVID-19. Trials of this nature are important because they give robust data about the safety of vaccines. Being part of the trial will also mean that South Africa won’t lag behind should a … [Read more...] about Pasha 71: COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa explained | The Conversation
Mobile health services can help in rural Ghana if they have the human touch | The Conversation
Mobile health services can help in rural Ghana if they have the human touch: Improved mobile penetration in Ghana is an avenue to improving rural health care Wikimedia CommonsThe International Labour Organisation estimated in 2015 that 56% of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to essential healthcare services. And in Ghana today, rural people can’t always … [Read more...] about Mobile health services can help in rural Ghana if they have the human touch | The Conversation
