New Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) Impact Report Advocates Enhanced Support for Agribusinesses to Navigate the “Triple Crisis”

AGRA (https://AGRA.org) has today released the 3rd edition of the ‘African Agribusiness Outlook Report’ which sheds light on the impact of the "Triple Crisis" - Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict - on small and medium-sized agribusinesses in Nigeria, Zambia, and Tanzania. Download Document 1: https://apo-opa.co/3wFHDt7 Download Document 2: https://apo-opa.co/49GruT3 The report, which is jointly produced by AGRA and IPSOS, surveyed 1,623 small and agribusinesses in the rice, […]

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Lifestyle

Fake academic papers are on the rise: why they’re a danger and how to stop them

Fake academic articles can cause significant harm. Nora Carol Photography Lex Bouter, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam In the 1800s, British colonists in India set about trying to reduce the cobra population, which was making life and trade very difficult in Delhi. They began to pay a bounty for dead cobras. The strategy very quickly resulted in the widespread breeding of cobras for cash. This danger of unintended consequences is sometimes referred […]

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Namibia

Swapo Party MP Urges Increased Support for Namibian Youth Entrepreneurs

Swapo Party parliamentarian Patience Masua highlighted the financial challenges hindering young Namibians from pursuing entrepreneurship due to a lack of startup funds. Despite these obstacles, Masua emphasized ongoing efforts in the National Assembly to support small and medium enterprises . She pointed out that many young individuals possess the necessary skills and ideas for successful businesses but struggle to secure funding or qualifications. Masua's remarks were part of a debate […]

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World

‘Rust’ armourer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

The armourer who loaded the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The actor Alec Baldwin who was holding the weapon when it discharged, faces the same charges at a trial set to take place this summer. Ira Spitzer reports. Additional content:

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South Africa

South Africa wants the International Court of Justice to urgently act to prevent a full-scale famine in Gaza

South Africa has again approached the International Court of Justice with an urgent application for the provisional measures the court ordered in January to be strengthened. It wants the court to do what is within its power to prevent a catastrophic famine in the Gaza Strip. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says under the Genocide Convention, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated destruction, including through mass starvation and destruction […]

March 7, 2024 21

Sport

Crawley hits fifty but England lose two in India Test

Opener Zak Crawley hit a fluent half-century but England lost two wickets to Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the first session of the fifth and final Test on Thursday. The tourists reached 100-2 at lunch after electing to bat in their bid for a consolation win at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, overlooked by snow-capped Himalayan mountains. Crawley, on 61, was batting after wrist-spinner Yadav sent back Duckett on […]

March 7, 2024 5

Sport

Australia out to ruin Williamson, Southee 100-Test milestone

Australia plan to spoil the party for New Zealand centurions Kane Williamson and Tim Southee when the second Test starts on Friday as they bid to sweep the series. Fast bowler Southee and batsman Williamson will both make their 100th appearances at Hagley Oval in Christchurch with hosts New Zealand chasing a first Test win over Australia since 2011 to mark the occasion. But they have their work cut […]

March 7, 2024 12

Africa

African Games 2024: is it really worth it for Ghana to host the mega sport event?

By Kamilla Swart, Hamad Bin Khalifa University The African Games, formerly the All-African Games, is taking place from 8-23 March in Ghana. Scheduled for 2023, they were postponed due to a regional impasse over marketing rights, delays in getting facilities ready and Ghana’s growing economic crisis. Kamilla Swart researches and teaches sport mega-events. We asked her about the African Games’ potential for sport tourism and about the […]

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Africa

US Christian right has taken aim at LGBTIQ+ rights, sex education and abortion in Africa – new book

By Haley McEwen, University of Gothenburg A new book – The US Christian Right and Pro-Family Politics in 21st Century Africa – reveals the role played by some right wing US Christian groups in trying to spread their social and moral influence in African countries. Sociologist Haley McEwen, who specialises in the subject, answers five questions about her book. What do you want readers to take […]

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