Drastic action is needed to ensure a better future for South Africa's children: ShutterstockRemarkable progress has been made in the health and well-being of children and young people since 1990. But profound inequality means that little has changed for many in the world’s poorest regions. Children around the world also face unprecedented dangers … [Read more...] about Drastic action is needed to ensure a better future for South Africa’s children | The Conversation
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Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too | The Conversation
Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too: A bee on a flowering plant ShutterstockFirst marketed in the late 1990s, neonicotinoid insecticides have become the world’s most widely used group of insecticides. They offer lower toxicity to mammals than the insecticides they replaced. But their systemic nature means that all parts of the plant … [Read more...] about Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too | The Conversation
Mobile access won’t fix the digital divide. Fixed-line is needed too | The Conversation
Mobile access won't fix the digital divide. Fixed-line is needed too: Mobile phones aren't the full solution to increase access to broadband services ShutterstockMobile services have had an important and positive impact on developing countries where they are the main means of connecting to the internet. However, mobile services have capacity constraints. They use limited … [Read more...] about Mobile access won’t fix the digital divide. Fixed-line is needed too | The Conversation
South Africa’s real water crisis: not understanding what’s needed | The Conversation
South Africa’s real water crisis: not understanding what's needed: cropped water A serious multi-year drought in parts of South Africa’s Northern and Eastern Cape provinces has seen a number of small towns threatened by total water supply failures and livestock farmers facing financial ruin. In other parts of the country, heatwave conditions and the late onset of rains have … [Read more...] about South Africa’s real water crisis: not understanding what’s needed | The Conversation
Attitude change needed for safer roads, says President Ramaphosa
Attitude change needed for safer roads, says President Ramaphosa: President Cyril Ramaphosa urges road users to change their mindset and behavior to make... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Equipment worth R3m stolen from Soweto school: Esithebeni Primary School in Soweto has been broken into and over R3 million... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News University of … [Read more...] about Attitude change needed for safer roads, says President Ramaphosa
