The media often conflates malicious criticism with genuine critique: why it shouldn't: GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty ImagesThis is an edited extract from Tell Our Story: Multiplying Voices in the News Media by Dale McKinley and Julie Reid. “If journalism is a force of immense influence – and I think it is, and should be – then it surely deserves … [Read more...] about The media often conflates malicious criticism with genuine critique: why it shouldn’t | The Conversation
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Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19 | The Conversation
Why malaria treatment shouldn't take a back seat to COVID-19: Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria. ShutterstockRidding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened by governments shifting resources from malaria control and elimination initiatives to the fight against … [Read more...] about Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19 | The Conversation
South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn’t be a stop-gap measure | The Conversation
South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure: Social grant recipients rally outside parliament in Cape Town calling for increases to grant rates in 2017. Photo by Christopher WebbSouth African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced a significant package of social and economic measures to address the fallout from the country’s COVID-19 … [Read more...] about South Africa has raised social grants: why this shouldn’t be a stop-gap measure | The Conversation
Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn’t be caught napping | The Conversation
Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping: A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. DAI KUROKAWA/EPAThe Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the locust invasion in the Horn of Africa may soon spread to other countries. The locusts feeding on … [Read more...] about Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn’t be caught napping | The Conversation
South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn’t be romanticised | The Conversation
South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn't be romanticised: Working hours in the informal sector are long, and earnings often low ShutterstockThe publication of South Africa’s latest unemployment figures was accompanied by the usual wringing of hands and promises of job creation. This time, however, a new controversy arose because of an argument that official … [Read more...] about South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn’t be romanticised | The Conversation
