Qatar’s conflict with its neighbours can easily set the Horn of Africa alight
Jun 21, 2017 16:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It began as a squabble between Arab allies, but the standoff between Qatar and its neighbours is threatening to engulf the Horn of Africa. When Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and the Maldives...
Why Lesotho's in such a mess and what can be done about it
Jun 21, 2017 16:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In an interview following his recent return as Prime Minister of Lesotho, Tom Thabane has blamed the army for the countrys chronic political instability. Stating that his previous administration (after an election in 2012)...
Why there are costs to moral outrage
Jun 21, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many Americans are morally outraged that U.S. President Donald Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, who had been investigating possible links between Trumps election campaign and the Russian government. Many others...
Corrupt state owned enterprises lie at the heart of South Africa's economic woes
Jun 21, 2017 16:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business
The prevailing economic crisis sweeping through South Africa is a direct result of economic mismanagement largely shaped by the looting of state owned enterprises. Many are in deep trouble. Sheer incompetence and...
Price hikes in Ether and Bitcoin aren't the signs of a bubble
Jun 21, 2017 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Investing
When there is a rapid growth in any of the crypto-currencies and assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, Zcash and others, many will call it out as a bubble. Indeed, on a relatively short time scale it clearly looks like a...
Emergency doctors are using acupuncture to treat pain, now here's the evidence
Jun 21, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Emergency medicine is not all about life and death situations and high-tech solutions. Our study, the largest of its kind in the world, shows using acupuncture in the emergency department can relieve acute pain. The...
What can Europe expect from a Macron government
Jun 21, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views
French President Emmanuel Macrons party, La République en Marche (Republic on the Move), captured a decisive majority on Sunday June 19 in elections for the National Assembly, Frances lower and more powerful...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects