African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies: shutterstock The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources – including poor revenue collection – has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets. One route to raise capital has been the issuing of sovereign bonds on … [Read more...] about African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies | The Conversation
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Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa’s rising life expectancy | The Conversation
Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa's rising life expectancy: The life expectancy improvements in sub-Saharan Africa vary between men and women. ShutterstockPeople in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than ever before. A child born in the region today is expected to live up to 64 years on average. This is a remarkable increase of 11 years since the year 2000, when … [Read more...] about Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa’s rising life expectancy | The Conversation
Rising to the top: how muffins make a difference
Rising to the top: how muffins make a difference: The Emthonjeni informal settlement in Zandspruit is part of F.A.C.T., a project focused on reaching out to the most vulnerable. The goal is to improve quality of life without uprooting people’s lives. As part of its commitment to making a difference through hands-on support and community upliftment, Ozone Information Technology … [Read more...] about Rising to the top: how muffins make a difference
What southern Africa needs to do to manage rising temperatures | The Conversation
What southern Africa needs to do to manage rising temperatures: Dairy and livestock farming will not be viable over much of the subcontinent at the current rate of warming. ShutterstockThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a special report outlining what would need to be done to keep the world from warming up by more than 1.5°C. That target level came … [Read more...] about What southern Africa needs to do to manage rising temperatures | The Conversation
Victim surveys show that crime in South Africa may be dropping, yet fear is rising | The Conversation
Victim surveys show that crime in South Africa may be dropping, yet fear is rising: There’s been a decline in many crimes in South Africa but the murder rate has increased for the sixth year. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOKSouth Africans consistently rank crime among their top concerns, second only to unemployment. Between 2003 and 2015, 79% of people surveyed annually by the country’s … [Read more...] about Victim surveys show that crime in South Africa may be dropping, yet fear is rising | The Conversation
