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Afrophobic metamorphosis
As South Africans, we seem to have stubbornly enduring hostility toward African migrants. The xenophobia on display in May 2008 is not the same as the kind witnessed today. With the onboarding of Afrophobic sentiment to the digital space, we now see an emerging implicit effort to engage in a form of self-deceptive moral disengagement.
SA has barely scratched surface of its rooftop solar potential
SLOWING REVOLUTION OP-ED It is quite clear that the financial case for rooftop solar is not just sound. It is remarkably robust. And it is likely to remain so. (Photo: iStock) Johannesburg alone has enough rooftop space to power the entire country through midwinter without coal. So why have installations slowed? In recent years solar panels have begun popping up across Johannesburg.
Why the far right needs violence
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has declared war—not just on the political “caste,” but on the very institutions that safeguard public welfare. In just over a year, he has slashed pensions, gutted university budgets, and deployed an anti-protest protocol that legalizes brute force.
Living with a chronic illness that people disbelieve
Paul Clarke · Follow 7 min read · -- Photo by Andrik Langfield on Unsplash As I sat in the neurology waiting area I felt a big ball of anxiety grow in my stomach. I looked across to my wife Rachel and squeezed her hand, pleased she was with me for moral support. The NHS waiting room was tired and lots of people with identity badges were running around trying to herd people into the correct area.
Home to innovation: how the UK is leading the way in digital conveyancing
The conveyancing industry continues to digitise, and with recent calls for property transaction reform to reduce the number of sales falling through, it is clear appetite is growing. In 2023, the government committed £3 million to improve the home transaction process, with specific funding designated for creating digital property tech products and digitising the property data held by local councils.
Steve Barker: Thirty Years On The Wire
John Peel was the king of alternative music on BBC Radio One. But BBC Radio Lancashire‘s On The Wire team has been dedicated to playing some equally challenging tunes for 30 years. Steve Barker and his loyal team have long championed new music that would have scared more conservative listeners to death. So, how have they managed to fly the alternative flag in the Red Rose county for three decades?
Red-Ladder-theatre-Leeds
Red Ladder might have lost all of its Arts Council funding but the Leeds-based theatre company is still standing strong. Its latest work, We’re Not Going Back, focuses on the year-long Miners’ Strike but, according to the company’s artistic director Rod Dixon, the team is looking at that epic struggle from a new angle.
Trans(formation): Bernard Butler talks to Northern Soul
If The Smiths were the great indie band of the ‘80s then Suede set the pace in the next decade. A key element of their massive success was the melodic guitar playing of Bernard Butler who is now back on the road with his new band Trans after years in the studio twiddling the knobs for big names like Duffy and Texas. “Computers don’t have personalities so that is one thing you can’t achieve between yourself and a laptop,” says Butler.
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Jailbreak in Conakry
Guinea’s capital, Conakry, was the scene of dramatic events over the weekend of November 4-5. In the early hours of Saturday morning, heavy gunfire broke out in central Conakry with reports soon circulating that the former Guinean president and three others had escaped—or been kidnapped, depending on the account—from Guinea’s main prison. Rumors started flying. Was it a jailbreak? Was it hostage-taking? Was it a diversion tactic during an attempted coup?
The Airbnb’fication of Cape Town
If you spend any time in the urban center of Cape Town on a Saturday or Sunday morning, specifically between Long, Loop, and Bree Streets, it is not hard to see that there is a housing crisis. Desolate, there are hardly any people living in the city center, with no sight of families or communities cultivating the space. Although the coffee shops are often empty, they are more empty than usual.
Defund the police
The answer to the current impasse around police reform is really quite clear, even though it remains “unthinkable” to many Kenyans. The police must be abolished. So what do we mean by abolition? Abolition is a creative and constructive project. It is not a project of simply tearing things down, but rather of asking what should exist in place of outdated and violent systems that no longer serve us. It is about reconstructing the social order and building more just and equitable futures.
The dust, towers and false promises of modern Ethiopia
The new short documentary from Beza Hailu Lemma and Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Katanga Nation, is a film of dust and towers. The action revolves around Amele, a woman who runs a makeshift hostel providing beds and meals in the slums of Katanga in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amele’s hostel, a shack of corrugated iron sheets, is cramped yet brightened by religious posters and LED lights strung up between bunks beds.
Cast announced for Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse
Tom McCall and William Young take on the roles of friends George and Lennie battling to survive in tough times in a new stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse. This version of the classic tale of doomed friendship is directed by Iqbal Khan, who was in charge of the impressive multi-genre Opening Ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the show is a co-production between the Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and Fiery Angel.
The limits of the cop drama
In the sinister woods outside the fictional town of Donkerbos (Afrikaans for “dark bush”), police uncover a mass grave of murdered children, whose corpses are surrounded by cryptic symbols and grotesque adornments. “Many people are killed in this country… many children. But all of them at once?” says a stunned archivist, tasked with helping the police with their investigations.
Police and power in South Africa
August marked 10 years since the Marikana massacre, when police in South Africa shot down 34 striking mineworkers at a platinum mine in the North-West Province. This episode provoked a deeper public awareness of rampant police violence in post-apartheid South Africa, which continues to repress poor and working-class communities and entrench class, racial and gender inequalities. Are alternatives possible?
Confronting police power
Mthokozisi Ntumba was 35 years old when he was shot to death with rubber bullets by the police on March 10, 2021. Ntumba was leaving a doctor’s appointment at a clinic in Braamfontein and was hit during a South Africa Police Service’s (SAPS) public order policing unit confrontation with students from the University of the Witwatersrand, who were protesting fee increases and historical debt.
Health Care in Times of War
Gordon C Shen, Ph.D., S.M. Peter F Martelli, PhD, MSPH Paul K Clarke and Karlene H Roberts Abstract Many countries face cycles of repeated violence. Attacks on health workers and facilities exact a toll on civilian access to care and, in aggregate, population health status. A variety of humanitarian organizations provide essential services to augment limited state capacity. Yet, humanitarian organizations often work in parallel even in the same conflict-affected contexts.
Canmore Hotel opens its doors once again
CANMORE – The wait is finally over. More than a year-and-a-half after it closed for renovations, the Canmore Hotel quietly reopened its doors to the public on Sept. 17. CANMORE – The wait is finally over. More than a year-and-a-half after it closed for renovations, the Canmore Hotel quietly reopened its doors to the public on Sept. 17.
Rave Coffee wins four international awards
CANMORE – Anyone who has been to Canmore knows Rave Coffee has some of the best coffee around and now it has the accolades to back it up. CANMORE – Anyone who has been to Canmore knows Rave Coffee has some of the best coffee around and now it has the accolades to back it up. In late September the local coffee roaster won four awards at Golden Bean North America, an international coffee roasters competition held in Portland, Ore.
The evolution of the FX Swaps market
There is strong market demand to trade more volume in FX Swaps electronically, as electronic trading could enhance the efficiency of eHedging flows and positions especially given the recent growth in FX Swaps trades. Commerzbank is paving the way by being the first participant to make prices using the full Forwards Matching API solution. The market demand for FX Swaps is making the market evolve faster to adopt electronic execution.
Global deal making hits $1.4 trillion amid blank-check IPO frenzy
It is only the end of March and global deal making has already reached $1.4 trillion. That is a 103% increase on the same period last year and the fastest start in more than two decades, according to preliminary data from Dealogic, and bankers see no sign of the activity slowing down. “We expect an uptick in M&A as financing is cheap and valuations are high. Fundamentals are better and corporate earnings are stronger as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out.
Rush of overseas bidders sparks deal-making boom in this country
Overseas bidders are swooping on U.K. targets at breakneck speed as chief executives look to expand into new markets and boost growth to position themselves for the post-pandemic world. The value of U.K. deals has soared to $29 billion so far this year, already three times the total $8.7 billion for the same period in 2020 and the highest number since 2000, according to data from Refinitiv.
Prospect of Biden winning could spur deal making rush ahead of tax hikes
Published: Oct. 28, 2020 at 7:14 a.m. ET By The prospects of tax changes could ‘serve as potential catalysts for taxpayers to close M&A deals this year,’ said law firm Skadden If Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the election, he could disrupt the plans companies have made around the 21% corporate income-tax rate.
Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques within Interventions to Reduce Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure for Children
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Abolish Kenya’s prison system
The frequent arbitrary arrest and detainment of the poor prompts a situation where roughly 1 in 5 Kenyans are arrested every two years, and only 6 percent are able to pay their bail fees. This article, originally published by The Elephant and part of a series curated by Editorial Board member, Wangui Kimari, explores why this is the case, and also helps us imagine what a more humane justice system could look like in Kenya.
Carceral feminism is not the answer
Last year, South Africans took to the streets after the tragic rape and murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana, a University of Cape Town student murdered by a postal worker. Mrwetyana became the latest brutal instance of gender-based violence to make headlines. Thousands marched on university campuses, the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town and the South African Parliament asking #AmINext?
First Nestlé, then Unilever, here’s what these multinationals are doing to boost growth
Published: Aug. 12, 2020 at 9:10 a.m. ET By Unilever is considering selling some of its tea brands, including PG Tips. Bloomberg From BP and Centrica, to Unilever and Nestlé, multinationals are accelerating the sale of noncore assets as they look to shore up their balance sheets and pay down debt amid the pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing companies to reassess their core divisions and shift focus to higher-growth areas, say bankers and mergers and acquisitions lawyers.
Celebrating the different side of estate agency
Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where the CEO published a set of “image guidelines”, which included that there must be no overt hairstyles and no tattoos on display. “Wow!’ I thought, “am I at boarding school?” As a board, we were about to turn all employees into cookie cutter robots and take away any difference, any style, any personality and any creativity from the most important aspect of the business- our people.
Pandemic fears grip M&A as deal making slumps to 23-year low in Europe
The number of European deals crashed to the lowest level in 23 years during the second quarter, as the full impact of the pandemic pushed chief executives to preserve their cash levels and refrain from making acquisitions amid fears of a global recession.
Those who make homes in dark buildings
Perhaps because the city is so invested in its ever-expanding peripheries, Johannesburg’s urban core is commonly treated less as a place than as a problem. For those with fond memories of the city’s past, the inner city’s decay is cause for bitter nostalgia. For South Africa’s rising right-wing, it is evidence for the need for a more authoritarian approach to crime and immigration. For most, the inner city is somewhere to be avoided.
Making meaning in Johannesburg
Interview by Paul T. Clarke During South Africa’s turbulent period of transition, Johannesburg’s inner city underwent a transformation nearly as dramatic as the country itself. As apartheid came apart, the country’s leading companies fled north, disinvesting just as migrants from across the country and the continent arrived in the city center in pursuit of a better life. Ever since the inner city has become a symbol of insecurity and urban decay.
Goldman Sachs offers employees an extra 10 days of family leave to cope with coronavirus
Goldman Sachs has offered its employees worldwide an extra 10 days of leave to help them care for children or elderly relatives affected by the coronavirus. The US bank told employees last night that they were entitled to the extra time off to handle the “unique personal circumstances related to the profound impact of Covid-19”. Bentley de Beyer, who took over as head of human capital management at Goldman in January, sent a memo to staff telling them about the additional leave.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants
Air Canada is laying off more than 500 flight attendants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Canadian Press) Air Canada laying off more than 500 flight attendants The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 per cent of flight attendants A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes amid the pandemic.
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