South Africa should consider closing science councils that don't deliver: South Africa's research and development funding must be spent for public good. ShutterstockSouth Africa’s government has outlined a new set of policy objectives around science, technology and innovation. These are currently in draft form, and will soon appear in a new White Paper. The overall vision … [Read more...] about South Africa should consider closing science councils that don’t deliver | The Conversation
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The British Council’s Mandela exhibition: history or corporate whitewash? | The Conversation
The British Council's Mandela exhibition: history or corporate whitewash?: The "Mandela and me" exhibition includes posters from the Anti-Apartheid Movement's campaign. SuppliedThe “Mandela and Me” exhibition at the British Council in London marks the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth in 1918. The exhibition is sponsored by Anglo American, the mining giant that … [Read more...] about The British Council’s Mandela exhibition: history or corporate whitewash? | The Conversation
Salaries at risk as VBS bank saga hits 15 councils
Salaries at risk as VBS bank saga hits 15 councils: Municipalities unlikely to recover millions in operating revenue from the doomed bank. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News One of six surviving Sibanye-Stillwater miners discharged: One of the six Sibanye-Stillwater employees who survived a deadly seismic incident at the Masakhane mine, Driefontein operations, has … [Read more...] about Salaries at risk as VBS bank saga hits 15 councils
Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Bärbel Kofler on the Human Rights Council’s special session on South Sudan today
Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Bärbel Kofler on the Human Rights Council’s special session on South Sudan today: Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (14 December) on the special session of the Human Rights Council. I am shocked by the … [Read more...] about Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Bärbel Kofler on the Human Rights Council’s special session on South Sudan today
Africa Regional Media Hub | Key Outcomes of U.S. Priorities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 33rd Session
Africa Regional Media Hub | Key Outcomes of U.S. Priorities at the UN Human Rights Council's 33rd Session: Key Outcomes of U.S. Priorities at the UN Human Rights Council's 33rd Session Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 4, 2016 Although the United States is not a voting member of the UN Human Rights Council this year – taking a mandatory … [Read more...] about Africa Regional Media Hub | Key Outcomes of U.S. Priorities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 33rd Session
