Leaders at the last Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November 2013. Malta will host the next one in November 2015.Reuters/Dinuka LiyanawatteThe South African city Durban has made history by being named the first in Africa to host the Commonwealth Games since they started 85 years ago.
The port city’s decision to bid for the 2022...
Africa's rural population benefits very little from the exploitation of oil and gas but often rural people bear the brunt of environmental damage resulting from oil spills.Reuters/Tife OwolabiOver the past decade, oil and gas exploration operations have multiplied across sub-Saharan Africa, often in remote areas far from political and commercial...
Ochre is still used throughout parts of Africa as a form of sunscreen. Its uses go back 285,000 years. SuppliedThe use of ochre dates to the Middle Stone Age and Middle Palaeolithic. The earliest evidence of its use in Africa dates 285 000 years.
In Africa, ochre is used for protection from the sun and as a barrier from insects such as mosquitos....
Ugandan children are meant to learn in local mother tongues for their first three years of primary school.EPA/Stephen MorrisonPrivate schools are becoming ubiquitous across Africa. Research has shown that their growth, although it has positive effects, is also problematic because many private schools are being set up without proper policy...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...
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