Africa: Kenya – African Journalist Leaders Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Take Concrete Actions Against Gbvh in Newsrooms and the Field of Work

Africa: Kenya – African Journalist Leaders Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Take Concrete Actions Against Gbvh in Newsrooms and the Field of Work

The continental seminar, held from 15-16 December 2025, brought together 16 female union leaders from the five regions of Africa as well as the members of the FAJ Gender Council to deliberate and develop strategies on creating legal awareness among female journalists leaders and unions aimed at strengthening protection for women journalists against gender-based violence…

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Beyond the happy path: How top software development companies handle the work that really matters

Beyond the happy path: How top software development companies handle the work that really matters

BBD builds the platforms businesses rely on. Most software works perfectly on the happy path. But the top software development companies know that real customers, real data and real-world complexity is where systems are truly tested. For more than four decades, BBD has helped organisations modernise legacy estates, design future-ready platforms and orchestrate processes end-to-end…

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Paying for unpaid household work

Paying for unpaid household work

Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent Hindustan Times via Getty Images Women in Maharashtra aged 21-65 receive a monthly cash transfer of 1,500 rupees ($16) In a village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a woman receives a small but steady sum each month – not wages, for she has no formal job, but an unconditional…

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Africa: Kenya – African Journalist Leaders Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Take Concrete Actions Against Gbvh in Newsrooms and the Field of Work

Africa: Telling People to Use Antibiotics Responsibly Isn’t Enough. What Will Work Instead

Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths each year by 2050, making it one of the most pressing global health challenges of this century. In 2021, an estimated 4.71 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance happens when disease-causing microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop…

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How top software houses handle the work that really matters

How top software houses handle the work that really matters

Most software works perfectly on the “happy path”. But the top software development companies know that real customers, real data and real-world complexity is where systems are truly tested. For more than four decades, BBD has helped organisations modernise legacy estates, design future-ready platforms and orchestrate processes end-to-end – not just where things run smoothly…

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Africa: Kenya – African Journalist Leaders Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Take Concrete Actions Against Gbvh in Newsrooms and the Field of Work

Africa: Women’s Voices At the G20 – Action Urged On Economic Empowerment, Care Work, Health, Climate Justice and Forced Labour

The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, it’s one of 13 official engagement groups in the “Sherpa track” of the G20. It…

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Rubio says “more work to be done” after hours of U.S.-Ukraine talks to end Russian war

Rubio says “more work to be done” after hours of U.S.-Ukraine talks to end Russian war

U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Sunday’s session — which included special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump, and Ukrainian delegates — as “productive and useful,” but…

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Automation and the end of entry-level work

Automation and the end of entry-level work

Johan Steyn, founder, AIforBusiness.net For decades, the path from education to employment followed a predictable rhythm: a degree, an internship, and a first job that served as a training ground for the future. Today, that rhythm has broken. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly taking over the entry-level tasks that once helped young professionals find their…

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