What to do if your employees have switched off
by Dan Cable and Fran Gino How are your teams responding to the challenges of Covid-19? Are they engaged and switched on? Do they see the crisis as an opportunity? Are … Read More
Writing can improve mental health – here’s how
Christina Thatcher, Cardiff Metropolitan University Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should “write hard and clear about what hurts”. Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research … Read More
Children with hearing problems: why acting early can make all the difference
By Katijah Khoza-Shangase, University of the Witwatersrand Early hearing detection and intervention is the gold standard for any practising audiologist and families of infants and children with hearing impairment. The … Read More
South African woman claims she gave birth to record 10 babies at once: report
Meet “Decumom.” A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once — smashing a world record set just last month. Gosiame Thamara Sithole, already a 37-year-old … Read More
Why remembering the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda matters
Remembering genocides and mass atrocities matters for survivors, for victims and it concerns us all. By Dr Julia Viebach On an overcast day outside Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, Rosalinde and I … Read More
How Nigerian banks empower women through corporate social responsibility
By Emmanuel Mogaji, University of Greenwich Businesses are part of societies and successful businesses can create an environment that benefits their customers, employees, communities and shareholders. They do this through … Read More
How a Nigerian security guard used football to end tribal conflict
By Kelechukwu Iruoma The security official has initially used force to quell tribal clashes in Niger Delta region but it didn’t work. He then thought of hosting a football match. … Read More
Remembering Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa’s divine diva
By Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University The passing of Sibongile Khumalo at the far, far too young age of 63 was a body blow. Sibongile epitomised ‘the new South Africa’, as … Read More
South African politicians, not bureaucrats, stand in the way of a professional civil service
By Mcebisi Ndletyana, University of Johannesburg The post-COVID-19 world will demand that governments do more with less, or at least spend within their means. Economic activity has ground to a … Read More
What’s the Netflix Effect?
By Nadine Sayegh Big Tech are now the most powerful publishers of our time, and Netflix should be viewed with the same scepticism as Facebook and Google. As an informal call for … Read More