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Media are invited to the 5th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship, from 28 to 30 May 2013, in East London, South Africa. This will be a cutting-edge and interactive event for...
The loss of a child is a traumatising experience for the parents, who go through devastating emotional pain, at times undergoing the grieving process for years. The death of a newborn or stillbirth...
Nearly a month after launching its military intervention in Mali, France informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that it would seek a United Nations (UN) force to replace the French-led...
The National Peace Corps Association, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization supporting Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community, announced today it has opened...
Dr. Dambisa Moyo, the acclaimed author of New York Times bestsellers “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working” and “How there is a Better Way for Africa,” has been confirmed as one of the...
The prevalence of young men in South Africa’s criminal statistics, along with ongoing racial tensions in the country, has contributed to the enduring racist discourse of the swart gevaar, or...
A new study by Promundo and the Sonke Gender Justice Network conducted in Goma, eastern DRC finds that more than a third of men surveyed have carried out some form of sexual violence and more than...
Fiery negotiations continued after the Chair of the talks proposed a draft-text that included a blank, white page under the heading "finance", reflecting the push by rich industrialised countries...
Part 1 (click here to read) of this paper offered a historical context about Kony and the LRA conflict. Part 2 of this paper provides an in-depth analysis of the Kony 2012 video using relevant...
International legal practice Norton Rose today announced that it will combine with leading US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. on June 1, 2013 to form Norton Rose Fulbright. Rob Otty, Managing...
Over the past decade, various models of financing based on performance have been introduced in more than 20 African countries. Urged on largely by pressure to ‘catch up’ on health-related...
Humans are typically described as omnivores. The word omni is Latin for ‘all’or ‘everything’, and vore stems from the Latin word vorare, which means ‘to devour’.(2) The meaning behind...
In recent years, Africa has seen an increase in corporate and foreign Governments leasing or purchasing large areas of land in some of its poorest regions. These large-scale land acquisitions have...
As economies around the world implement changes to make regulations for domestic firms more business friendly, the annual Doing Business report measures reforms aimed at making it easier to start...
Despite being discovered three decades ago, AIDS continues to be a leading cause of death throughout Africa. Research by UNAIDS estimates that there are 42 million people in the world currently...