Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development: ShutterstockIt’s broadly accepted that there’s a close relationship between development and access to information. One of the first economists to make the link was Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel Prize in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. Increasingly over the past two … [Read more...] about Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development | The Conversation
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Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns | The Conversation
Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns: What lecturers and students can do in the absence of the bricks-and-mortar lecturing experience. Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has begun affecting a range of African countries where infection rates have been rising, though not at the rates being experienced in the US and Western Europe. Governments have been taking … [Read more...] about Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns | The Conversation
A really ‘refined’ solution: Rand-Air Durban supplies Class-0 oil-free air to oil refinery shutdowns
A really ‘refined’ solution: Rand-Air Durban supplies Class-0 oil-free air to oil refinery shutdowns: Rand-Air supplies temporary compressed air and power to Oil Refinery shutdowns. Photo: Kendall Hunt 07 August 2019: While Durban is one of South Africa’s major industrial hubs, it is also home to some of South Africa’s major oil refineries. The fuel and oil from these … [Read more...] about A really ‘refined’ solution: Rand-Air Durban supplies Class-0 oil-free air to oil refinery shutdowns
