Netcare 911’s general manager of national operations, Shalen Ramduth, says that safety belts save lives and urges South Africans to use whenever they travel in a motor vehicle. Photo: Netcare 911 Strap in this Easter, urges emergency service provider: The use of safety belts in motor vehicles is without doubt responsible for saving the lives of countless South Africans every … [Read more...] about It’s confirmed: motor vehicle safety belts save lives
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How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides | The Conversation
A young girl from Kenya's Pokot tribe weeps as she's led away from her home by her future husband's family. Reuters/Siegfried Modola Millions of African girls are becoming wives every year. In Niger, about 75% of girls will become child brides before they turn 18. In Chad and the Central African Republic the figure is 68%. Some countries, like Ethiopia, are … [Read more...] about How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides | The Conversation
Heart FM partners with Newborns Groote Schuur Trust to save premature babies
More than a million babies are born in South Africa every year and one in seven of those are born premature with many not making it past their first 28 days of life. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off … [Read more...] about Heart FM partners with Newborns Groote Schuur Trust to save premature babies
Green violence: Rhino poaching and the war to save Southern Africa’s peace parks
Bram BA1 4scher is Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and holds visiting positions at the University of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch University. Maano Ramutsindela is Professor of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, South Africa News … [Read more...] about Green violence: Rhino poaching and the war to save Southern Africa’s peace parks
Why the rich should do more to save the world | The Conversation
Bill Gates pioneered the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an initiative by 28 billionaires to push for more funding for clean energy. EPA/Ian LangsdonOne of the remarkable outcomes of the climate change negotiations in Paris is an initiative launched by 28 billionaires on the sidelines of COP21 to push for an increase in funding for clean energy technologies. The Breakthrough … [Read more...] about Why the rich should do more to save the world | The Conversation
