South Africa's mental health watchdogs must be given voice and teeth: Legally mandated oversight bodies should be integral to post-apartheid consultative and cooperative governance. www.shutterstock.comIn February 2017 a report was released about the deaths of multiple mentally ill patients in Gauteng – South Africa’s richest province. We now know that at least 94 vulnerable … [Read more...] about South Africa’s mental health watchdogs must be given voice and teeth | The Conversation
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Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa | The Conversation
Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa: Family members of the psychiatric patients commemorating their deaths. Shayne Robinson / Section27The local government minister for health in Gauteng, South Africa’s wealthiest province, resigned on Tuesday 31 January just before the release of a report into the deaths of 94 mental health … [Read more...] about Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South Africa | The Conversation
SA News: S&P: South Africa must do the ‘right thing’
S&P: South Africa must do the 'right thing': Johannesburg – South Africa’s sovereign rating is not out of the woods yet and the country has to “do the right thing” to avoid a credit downgrade. This is according to Konrad Reuss, managing director of Standard and Poor’s (S&P) South Africa and ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Sri Lanka beats South Africa by 5 wickets to … [Read more...] about SA News: S&P: South Africa must do the ‘right thing’
UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified
UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today expressed his shock at a bombing on a site for internally displaced people in north-east Nigeria that left dozens of people dead, and stressed the need for the Nigerian authorities to urgently identify the failings that led to the tragedy. … [Read more...] about UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified
Science must grow young advocates if it wants to connect with the real world | The Conversation
Science must grow young advocates if it wants to connect with the real world: Children need to learn that science is worth getting excited about. Mike Hutchings/ReutersScience needs more “academic hybrids”: scientists who buck the stereotype of working in silos. This way of thinking must be broken if the narrative around the reality of science’s role in improving society for … [Read more...] about Science must grow young advocates if it wants to connect with the real world | The Conversation
