January, 2024 - Future Media News

Being humble is a good new year’s resolution – but it requires knowing what you value most

Clay Knight|Unsplash By Darren Bradley, University of Leeds As the new year gets going, many of us make resolutions to better our lives and our selves. Counsellors and psychologists alike will tell you that the key to self-improvement is being humble. Author and coach Anna Katharina Schaffner has described humility as an “ancient virtue” that does not equate with low self-esteem but rather, “is a form of spiritual modesty”. It […]

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Health / Medical

How living like a hunter-gatherer could improve your health

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Nicholas Bourne, University of East London; David Clayton, Nottingham Trent University, and Marcello Bertotti, University of East London Many of us want to live long, happy and healthy lives. Yet it’s often confusing to know the best way to achieve this, and many aspects of modern, westernised living conspire to keep us from achieving this goal. The solution may be to step back in time. For the bulk […]

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APO International

Uganda: Local council elections extended another 180 days

The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House in a sitting held on Tuesday, 09 January 2024. While chairing the sitting, Speaker Anita Among tasked the Minister for Local Government to lay the statutory Instruments for […]

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Africa

Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back – how it got here

The Akosombo Dam is an important source of power in Ghana. jbdodane/Flickr, CC BY Naaborle Sackeyfio, Miami University For well over a decade Ghana was exalted as one of the most promising and fastest growing economies on the continent. But recent reports of the country’s steep economic dip, high inflation and rolling blackouts, popularly referred to as “dumsor”, suggest the era of inconsistent electricity between 2012 and 2016 is back. […]

January 10, 2024 8

Sport

Asian Cup : Preview of the tournament starting Friday

The Asian Cup begins on Friday with defending champions Qatar the hosts, Japan favourites and Son Heung-min's South Korea vowing to win the title for the first time in 64 years. The 24 teams spanning Australia to Palestine will battle for regional glory over the next four weeks, culminating in the final at the 88,000-capacity Lusail Stadium on February 10. It will take something special to beat the last […]

January 10, 2024 2

Business / Economics

Plants and bookcases in, living rooms and blank walls out: how your Zoom background can make you seem more competent

By Paddy Ross, Durham University Working from home has made job interviews and starting a new role easier in many ways. You don’t have to worry about a missed train or spilt coffee derailing a job interview if it’s on Zoom – but you still need to impress your interviewer. Your home surroundings help show off your personality to the person on the other end of the Zoom call. Anyone […]

January 10, 2024 3

Opinion Pieces

Studying engineering is tough: 6 insights to help university students succeed

Support and a sense of community are among the ways that students build academic resilience. ASphotowed/iStock/Getty Plus Curwyn Mapaling, University of Johannesburg Engineering courses are a popular choice among South African university students. But these courses are also gruelling and the attrition rates are high. The Council on Higher Education reports that half of the engineering students enrolled at South African universities do not complete their studies. That figure is […]

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Business / Economics

Using your phone at work can help to balance your home life – new research

Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Eoin Whelan, University of Galway You might not think twice about using your phone while you’re at work. Maybe you need to send a quick message to a family member or a friend, or catch up on the news. Then there’s that dental appointment which needs to be booked – and while you’re at it, you may as well get the online grocery shopping done. It’s all very […]

January 10, 2024 4

Namibia

From protest to power: #ShutItAllDown movement transforms into political force for Namibia’s future

By Dilia Mazula The #Shutitalldown movement, originally known for its groundbreaking protest in October 2020 following the tragic death of 22-year-old Shannon Wasserfall, whose remains were reportedly found buried in a shallow grave 6 months after she went missing, recently announced its transition from a grassroots advocacy group to a political party, aiming to actively participate in Namibia's 2024 parliamentary elections. Speaking to Future Media News, Ndilokelwa Nthengwe, an […]

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