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Africa

‘We miners die a lot.’ Appalling conditions and poverty wages: the lives of cobalt miners in the DRC

Labourers load sacks of cobalt onto bicycles at Mutoshi mine in July 2021. Roy Maconachie Roy Maconachie, University of Bath It was a cool, dusty morning in July 2021, when I first visited the Kamilombe cobalt mine in Lualaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Situated just outside Kapata on the south-west outskirts of Kolwezi, a mining town that has historically served as an important centre for copper and […]

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Environment

Farmers need to gain access to agricultural information

    By Erastus Ngaruka, Technical Advisor: Livestock & Rangeland Management   Agriculture is by far an economic pillar in Namibia as it directly or indirectly supports all livelihoods in the form of food, employment, and income. Besides that, agricultural production faces many challenges that are associated with climatic conditions, technology, markets, and knowledge or skills amongst others. For example, potential agricultural production in Namibia is vulnerable to climate change […]

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Burundi’s quota for women in politics has had mixed results, but that’s no reason to scrap it

    By Reginas Ndayiragije, University of Antwerp; Petra Meier, University of Antwerp, and Stef Vandeginste, University of Antwerp Since 2005, Burundi has set quotas to ensure that the country’s three ethnic groups (Hutu, Tutsi and Twa), as well as women, are represented in its parliament, central government and municipal administrations. Its constitution states that women should make up at least 30% of these institutions. The senate, Burundi’s highest chamber […]

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Customer experience, efficiency to drive growth of Africa’s telco sector this year

by Louis Avenant, Senior Project Manager at Itemate Solutions Africa's vibrant telco sector is set for a bumper year in 2024 as it expands operations and broadens service offerings to meet the needs of an increasingly digital-savvy customer base. Industry projections estimate the Africa telco sector will grow by $2.24-billion between 2020 and 2024, with longer-term growth expected to be powered by the rollout of high-speed 5G connectivity and a growing […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 23

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Business / Economics

Driving innovation through employee creativity

  By Rikus Grobler, Capricorn Group, Manager: Innovation    Bottom-up innovation is all about flipping the traditional approach to innovation on its head. Instead of the big ideas coming from the top echelons of a company, they bubble up from the frontline employees. These are the folks who deal with the processes, products, services, and customers daily, and they're often brimming with insights on how to improve things.  Let me […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 7

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ICJ ruling is a victory for human rights and justice

“The Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice, the Hague, Netherlands. The court is the principal judicial body of the United Nations.” Photo: United Nations via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed) By GroundUp Editors via GroundUp The ruling on Friday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a victory for human rights and justice. Fifteen of the seventeen judges found that South Africa made a plausible case that the dreadful […]

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UN genocide ruling won’t change Israel’s behaviour: three reasons why

    By Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of South Africa South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the latter’s military operation in Gaza, which South Africa calls acts of genocide. The excessive bombing campaign and wilful destruction of property, life and limb is hardly in dispute. Israel calls it legitimate acts of self-defense, following Hamas’s murderous incursion from Gaza on Israeli terrain on 7 October […]

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Lifestyle

Geingob’s Transparency Helps to Break Stigma Regarding Men’s Health

By Vitalio Angula When the Presidency issued a press release two weeks ago regarding President Geingob being diagnosed with “cancerous cells” it sent shock waves amongst citizens, the media and political commentators alike. In a country were machismo is still deeply rooted in the culture of what a man ought to be, certain sectors of society applauded Geingob for his transparency regarding his health and took it as a reassurance […]

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The two faces of Jacob Zuma – former South African president campaigns to unseat the ANC he once led. Who supports him and why?

    By Susan Booysen, University of the Witwatersrand Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s political comeback builds on support from marginalised and angry constituencies within or close to the governing African National Congress (ANC). His vengeful but “loyal” rebellion against the ANC resonates with these political constituencies. In mid-December 2023, Zuma announced that he would be supporting the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), rather than the ANC, […]

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