insert_link Africa COP28 must answer the call for a fossil fuel phase out As COP28 resumes for a second week, negotiators will be faced with answering the call for a commitment to a Fossil Fuel Phase Out in Dubai. Never before have we heard so many voices, coming from so many directions to seize the moment and commit to phasing out oil, coal and gas. And never before have alternative formulations on fossil fuel phase out made it this far into a draft […] todayDecember 12, 2023 18
insert_link Africa European Investment Bank partners with Central Bank of Kenya to unlock climate finance New partnership to enhance climate action by Kenyan financial institutions. Climate best practice scheme to enhance climate risk understanding and impact of climate finance across Kenya. The European Investment Bank and the Central Bank of Kenya today launched a new climate finance best practice initiative to strengthen engagement by Kenyan financial institutions to finance climate related […] todayDecember 12, 2023 6
insert_link Business / Economics Jose Kahuna on personal finance – Part 17 Find out more about managing your finances with the final part of our series of personal finance talks by business consultant, entrepreneur, trainer, and co-author of "Entrepreneurship Made Easy", Jose Kahuna. https://iono.fm/e/1389242 todayDecember 12, 2023 12
insert_link Environment Is prenatal ultrasound causing fetal damage? researcher documents the link In her compelling book, The Dark Side of Prenatal Ultrasound, researcher and birth advocate Jeanice Barcelo offers “a ground-breaking analysis of the documented facts concerning the dangers of prenatal ultrasound.” She states, “Despite the medical establishment repeating the mantra that ultrasound is ‘just sound waves’ and therefore ‘perfectly safe’ during pregnancy, in truth, ultrasound is based on non-ionizing radiation, and many thousands of studies have confirmed that this type of radiation […] todayDecember 12, 2023 10
insert_link Africa COP28: Report recommends young people get a fair share of climate finance Young people, who are among those most at risk to the impacts of climate change, are not accessing the funds they need to tackle the challenges posed by global warming, according to a report published on 9 December. The joint report by the Commonwealth Secretariat and YOUNGO, the children and youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), analysed 100 climate finance initiatives targeted at young people. While it […] todayDecember 12, 2023 8
insert_link 2 Sport Springboks to host Ireland South Africa will host Ireland, the only country they lost to when winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, in a two-Test series next July. SA Rugby announced on Friday that the countries will meet in Pretoria on July 6 and in Durban on July 13. Since the Springboks won a home series against the Irish in 2016, they have met three times with Ireland winning each international. […] todayDecember 9, 2023 7 2
insert_link Sport Russia denounces “discriminatory conditions” Russia denounced Friday the "discriminatory conditions" imposed by the International Olympic Committee for Russian athletes to take part in the Paris 2024 Games, requiring them to compete as neutrals and not actively support the Ukraine offensive. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier on Friday allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals. "The conditions are discriminatory, they are going against the principles of sport," said Russian sports minister […] todayDecember 9, 2023 1
insert_link Sport Ange defends playing style despite Spurs tumble Ange Postecoglou said his Tottenham team will stick to their attacking principles despite a damaging run of results that has caused a tumble down the Premier League table. Spurs were early pacesetters in the English top flight but have lost four of their past five games and have slipped to fifth, nine points behind leaders Arsenal. Worryingly, they have taken the lead in every one of those matches, including […] todayDecember 9, 2023 3
insert_link Local Strengthening media literacy and participation: closing event of the Media Academy To specifically encourage the engagement of girls and young women in the digital realm, the global project "Schülerinnen-Akademie: Strengthening Media Literacy and Participation" was commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office and executed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in collaboration with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad. During 25 August 2023, schoolgirls from grade 10 participated in a multi-day project phase at the DHPS, aiming to enhance their involvement […] todayDecember 8, 2023 15