Integrating radical fighters who return home isn't easy, but can be done: Tunisians demonstrate against the return of jihadists fighting for extremist groups abroad Reuters/Zoubeir SouissiThousands of youths have been recruited by terrorist groups from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and America. Between 2011 and 2016 the number of “foreign fighters” rose to more than … [Read more...] about Integrating radical fighters who return home isn’t easy, but can be done | The Conversation
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South Africa’s army is in steady decline and nothing’s being done to fix it | The Conversation
South Africa's army is in steady decline and nothing's being done to fix it: South Africa's army currently has about 80,000 active personnel. Flickr/Spc. Taryn Hagerman, US. Army Africa The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is in a “critical state of decline” and is largely incapable of carrying out its constitutional duties. This sobering fact is set out in the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s army is in steady decline and nothing’s being done to fix it | The Conversation
More can and needs to be done to fight old age poverty – UN expert urges Namibia
More can and needs to be done to fight old age poverty – UN expert urges Namibia: The United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, today commended the Namibian Government for “its political determination and vision on how to improve the lives of all Namibians by 2030 and to protect their human rights”, … [Read more...] about More can and needs to be done to fight old age poverty – UN expert urges Namibia
South Africa isn’t budgeting for its care economy. What can be done about it | The Conversation
South Africa isn't budgeting for its care economy. What can be done about it: An ill Anna Bosigo is fed by volunteer worker Lydia Mbhalo in the Orange Farm township, south of Johannesburg. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoThe South African government pays dedicated care workers less than anyone else in its employ - as little as R500 (US$ 39) a month. These include social workers, … [Read more...] about South Africa isn’t budgeting for its care economy. What can be done about it | The Conversation
World Hearing Day: 3 March 2017 – World Record Attempt for the most hearing tests done in one day
World Hearing Day: 3 March 2017 – World Record Attempt for the most hearing tests done in one day: “Hearing is the soul of knowledge and information of a high order. To be cut off from hearing is to be isolated indeed.” Helen Keller The South African Association of Audiologists (SAAA) has planned a number of initiatives for World Hearing Day which includes outreach … [Read more...] about World Hearing Day: 3 March 2017 – World Record Attempt for the most hearing tests done in one day
