INFOGRAPHIC/The Harris Poll. Key Survey Findings Ø Economic concerns were found to be a higher priority than climate issues in many countries, with a 23-point gap between climate change and broader economic concerns. Ø 79% of respondents support community-level climate interventions. Ø Local climate solutions are viewed as opportunities for stronger communities by 77% of respondents. Ø Young people…
Freetown — Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3 percent in 2025 and reaching 4.6 percent by 2027, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU) launched today in Freetown. This outlook is supported by expected improvements in agricultural…
Ignore photo claiming to be HIV under microscope – shows caterpillar, not virus! IN SHORT: Viral posts circulating on Facebook in Kenya and Tanzania claim to show HIV magnified under a microscope, suggesting the virus’s anatomy makes it drug-resistant. But the image actually shows a caterpillar and HIV resists treatment through genetic mutations, not because…
Change rarely announces itself politely. It shifts quietly, until one day what once felt familiar no longer works. In South Africa’s payments landscape, that moment has arrived. Last week, as the Pasa International Payments Conference (PIPC) 2025 concluded in Sandton, I reflected on what I had just experienced and compared it to my recent observations…
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When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them. A flood becomes a disaster when people do not have safe housing, early warnings or emergency support. In other…
The state of play of the e-mobility market critically requires a shift in gears. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa’s(NAAMSA’s) 90th anniversary and South African Automotive Week (SA Auto Week) 2025 in Gqeberha was the destination for electric vehicle (EV) road trippers from Johannesburg, Durban and East London. The journey to the…
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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…
