How to manage in a crisis: lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak: A man walk pass an Ebola awareness painting in downtown Monrovia, Liberia. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPAThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 people have died and 2,600 infections have been confirmed since the outbreak was … [Read more...] about How to manage in a crisis: lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
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Storm around South Africa’s public protector shows robustness, not a crisis | The Conversation
Storm around South Africa's public protector shows robustness, not a crisis: South Africa's Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane. EPA-EFE/Nic BothmaSeemingly effective constitutional institutions can be quickly undermined by the actions of the people who serve in them. If we didn’t know that already, the South Afrixan Constitutional Court’s recent decision in the Reserve … [Read more...] about Storm around South Africa’s public protector shows robustness, not a crisis | The Conversation
How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles | The Conversation
How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles: A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine. EPA-EFEForty-five years ago, the World Health Organisation launched the Expanded Programme on Immunisation. It covered six diseases – measles, tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. Since then, anti-measles vaccines have been distributed to millions … [Read more...] about How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles | The Conversation
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe’s huge electricity crisis | The Conversation
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis: Aerial view of Kariba dam Dmitriy Kandinskiy/ShutterstockZimbabwe’s government has announced its facing critical power shortfalls. The country’s anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels. Tafadzwa Makonese spoke to Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa … [Read more...] about Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe’s huge electricity crisis | The Conversation
City of Joburg steps in to help alleviate student accommodation crisis
City of Joburg steps in to help alleviate student accommodation crisis: Johannesburg in the news: City of Joburg steps in to help alleviate student accommodation crisis: Second-year public relations student at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Tshegofatso Maake, walks about 2km daily from Brixton to UJ's Auckland … – Google Alert – Johannesburg … [Read more...] about City of Joburg steps in to help alleviate student accommodation crisis
