Demography and reproductive rights are environmental issues: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa
Feb 08, 2024 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Nature
Sub-Saharan Africas population is growing three times faster than the rest of the world with an average of 4.6 births per woman in 2021. By comparison, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.3 births per woman in 2022. The...
‘Digitising’ your wardrobe can help you save money and make sustainable fashion choices
Feb 08, 2024 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Spring is traditionally the season for a good clean and maybe a clear out. Taking stock and having a bit of a declutter can freshen things up domestically. One popular new way of doing this involves targeting your...
Feb 08, 2024 11:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Australian workers are set to have the right to disconnect from their workplaces once they clock off for the day. This will empower workers to ignore work calls and emails after hours [from their employers], where those...
Feb 05, 2024 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Have you ever looked down at your breakfast, lunch or dinner and considered where the various ingredients travelled from to reach your plate? A basic sandwich in New Zealand can easily represent five countries: an...
Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected
Jan 30, 2024 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In the United States, the Internet Crime Complaint Center serves as a critical component in the FBIs efforts to combat cybercrime. The centers website provides educational resources to help individuals and businesses...
What’s unsettling about Catan: How board games uphold colonial narratives
Jan 30, 2024 07:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The death of Klaus Teuber, creator of popular board game Catan, marked the passing of a board game giant. Teuber died on April 1, 2023, after a brief illness. The German-born dental technician-turned-game designer...
Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else
Jan 27, 2024 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics
Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight