Across the world, countries are racing to become “smoke-free”, and some have already made remarkable progress. Sweden, for example, recently announced that only around 4.5% of its population still smoke cigarettes — the lowest reported rate in Europe. Their success has been celebrated as a model for others to follow. However, beneath the applause lies…
Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed thanked the crowd at New York’s Global Citizen Festival on Saturday for using their voice for justice and “refusing to give up on a better world.” The music event, which took place in Central Park on the last weekend of high-level week of the General Assembly, is the flagship event…
Study hard, get your degree, and then step confidently into a stable, well-paid job. That’s long been the assumption about how to secure a livelihood: in neat, predictable stages. But it is increasingly out of touch with reality. Secure jobs are no longer guaranteed after obtaining a tertiary qualification. Up-to-date and reliable data on graduate…
In her latest book, “Love by Design,” social psychologist Sara Nasserzadeh explains that there are six ingredients a romantic relationship needs to be able to last and thrive. These ingredients include compassion, trust and a shared vision and they need to be present to give relationships “a chance to even survive,” she says. “Let alone…
Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent them. The latest flagship report from Afrobarometer, a pan African research network, delivers a powerful warning. Citizen Engagement, Citizen Power, released in July 2025, reports that over 60%…
This summer, young filmmakers in Salt Lake City, Utah, are getting a head start through a program that puts cameras directly into their hands. “Having free programming really allows young people that find this space to go, ‘Oh, my God, I didn’t realize anything like this existed, and this is my place, and this is…
African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. Science, technology and innovation boost productivity, cut transaction costs, open new business opportunities and promote social inclusion. They also help societies tackle grand challenges such as climate change and persistent poverty. By 2020 at least…
Accra, Ghana — The African Union’s vision for seamless movement across the continent is facing challenges. The protocol that would allow Africans to move freely across borders remains largely unratified. The African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, aims to give Africans the right to live and work anywhere within the…
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share a kiss as they watch fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House on July 4, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on…
Dominic Cull The slow pace of government machinery is likely to put a dampener on excitement about Starlink’s launch in South Africa, even if new rules around black economic empowerment are introduced. Speaking at the Wapaloza conference hosted by the Wireless Access Providers’ Association on Tuesday, Dominic Cull, a regulatory expert at communications sector legal…
