SPAR Little Ladies race plays a vital role: The annual SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge week in Port Elizabeth will kick off with the Little Ladies race over 2.5km at Pollok Beach on Tuesday. Photo: Leon Hugo Started as an experiment six years ago, the SPAR Little Ladies race has become an integral part of the Women’s 10km Challenge in Port Elizabeth and is again set to … [Read more...] about SPAR Little Ladies race plays a vital role
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The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia
The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia: English novelist George Eliot once wrote: ‘Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms’. Researchers have for long observed that the human association with pets is positive for us, and can even have health benefits, … [Read more...] about The therapeutic role of pets in dementia patients – Pets can have a number of benefits for those living with dementia
Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in Africa should be taken with a pinch of salt | The Conversation
Claims about Cambridge Analytica's role in Africa should be taken with a pinch of salt: Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, left, and his successor Muhammadu Buhari. EPA/Deji YakeElection manipulation is a hot story. In the last few days, Cambridge Analytica, which claims to use data to change behaviour including that of voters, has been accused of breaching Facebook … [Read more...] about Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in Africa should be taken with a pinch of salt | The Conversation
Ramaphosa takes on ANC leadership role with alacrity: and clarity of intent | The Conversation
Ramaphosa takes on ANC leadership role with alacrity: and clarity of intent: ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrates the party's 106th anniversary with its deputy general secretary Jesse Duarte and president of South Africa Jacob Zuma. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoCyril Ramaphosa, the newly elected President of South Africa’s governing African National Congress, made his position … [Read more...] about Ramaphosa takes on ANC leadership role with alacrity: and clarity of intent | The Conversation
Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture | The Conversation
Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture: Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the guard of honour on a state visit to Zimbabwe. Reuters/Philimon BulawayoThe fall of Robert Mugabe has dominated global coverage of Africa over the past few weeks. In Western coverage of the first week after the coup in Zimbabwe there was speculation about what China … [Read more...] about Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture | The Conversation
