Africa wants piece of the BRICS action: Africa wants piece of the BRICS action: Speaking during the BRICS-Africa Outreach Dialogue of the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg last week, African leaders appealed to the BRICS bloc to fund industrialisation, among other measures. The heads of state at BRICS said they were ready to make Africa an effective player in global affairs as … [Read more...] about Africa wants piece of the BRICS action
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The missing piece in fighting Africa’s malnutrition problems | The Conversation
The missing piece in fighting Africa's malnutrition problems: EPA/Aaron UfumeliAfrica has made great progress in the fight against malnutrition. Between 2000 and 2016 Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Togo, Cameroon and Angola reduced undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality by up to 56%. As a result of these countries’ … [Read more...] about The missing piece in fighting Africa’s malnutrition problems | The Conversation
Classism in South Africa: What’s happening in our shops? An opinion piece by Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute
Classism in South Africa: What’s happening in our shops? An opinion piece by Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute: Devan Moonsamy CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute Classism in South Africa: What’s happening in our shops? An opinion piece by Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute Arguably one of the most feel-good movie shop scenes has to be in … [Read more...] about Classism in South Africa: What’s happening in our shops? An opinion piece by Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute
Why the habit of wanting to own a piece of nature’s beauty needs to be broken | The Conversation
Why the habit of wanting to own a piece of nature's beauty needs to be broken: The US banned trade in salamanders for spreading a disease that threatened wild populations. ShutterstockWhen thinking about wildlife, what image first comes to mind? Elephants rubbing up against trees, or perhaps tigers stalking deer through the jungle? Unfortunately humans’ love affair of wildlife … [Read more...] about Why the habit of wanting to own a piece of nature’s beauty needs to be broken | The Conversation
Banksy in Boston: Detail of the NO LOITRIN piece on Essex St in Central Square, Cambridge
Banksy in Boston: Detail of the NO LOITRIN piece on Essex St in Central Square, Cambridge Image by Chris Devers Interestingly, both of the Boston area Banksy pieces are on Essex St: • F̶O̶L̶L̶O̶W̶ ̶Y̶O̶U̶R̶ ̶D̶R̶E̶A̶M̶S̶ CANCELLED (aka chimney sweep) in Chinatown, Boston • NO LOITRIN in Central Square, Cambridge. Does that mean anything? It looks like he favors Essex … [Read more...] about Banksy in Boston: Detail of the NO LOITRIN piece on Essex St in Central Square, Cambridge
