Giorno: 31 Maggio 2022

Monkeypox is on the loose in Europe. So why are journalists using pictures of Africans?

Read More Where words fail, images are a powerful way to communicate. That’s why they are an integral component of print and digital journalism. Their ability to elicit a visceral reaction is what informs the decisions about which images are — and are not — published or broadcast.  That is why there has been such […]

Accessing your retirement savings when you emigrate

Read More Increasingly, South Africans are considering making a permanent move overseas. Emigration data from BrandMapp reveals that 51% of all South Africans have at least considered a future outside of the country.  Emigration is a significant life event and, as is the case with all major life events, it should be carefully considered. “The […]

REVIEW: Ring Alarm only makes sense as an additional security measure

Read More Ring has been in the South African market for just over two years now, with a variety of smart security offerings. The Amazon-owned company offers a range of plug-and-play home security solutions that require an internet connection, which can be accessed on a smartphone app 24/7. The products have motion detection and pings […]

Travel firms should have been ready for post-Covid surge, UK minister says

Read More The travel industry should have been better prepared for a surge in post-pandemic holidays, a government minister has said, after scenes of travel chaos in airports ahead of the half-term break. The arts minister, Stephen Parkinson, a former adviser to Theresa May, said that disruption was causing “a lot of distress” for people […]

È morto Carlo Smuraglia, presidente onorario dell’Anpi

Read More È morto a Milano Carlo Smuraglia, presidente onorario dell’Anpi, avvocato ed ex parlamentare. Nato ad Ancona nel 1923, avrebbe compiuto 99 anni ad agosto. A dare l’annuncio della scomparsa è stata la segreteria nazionale dell’Anpi. “Il suo nome resterà nella storia di questo Paese per l’appassionata partecipazione alla Resistenza, lo strenuo impegno per la piena attuazione […]

‘Dangerous’: Think Tank on NZ PM Call for More Government Control Over Social Media

Read More New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s call for greater social media oversight to prevent “misinformation” and “radicalisation” is very dangerous, according to a think tank director. On Friday, Ardern’s Harvard keynote speech identified social media as a threat to democracy, calling on tech giants to work with governments to do more to address […]

New Australian Prime Minister Says Two Terms Needed to Really ‘Entrench’ Reform

Read More New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants to see Labor have two terms in government and is calling for the party to be disciplined to ensure it can “entrench” major reforms. In an address to the Labor Party Caucus, Albanese said the centre-left party needed six years to really lock in […]

Ucraina-Russia, le news dalla guerra. L’Ue trova l’accordo: stop al petrolio russo, subito risorse per 9 miliardi a Kiev. Sanzioni , anche il patriarca Kirill verso lista nera

Read More Nove miliardi al’Ucraina per le esigenze immediate e l’avvio della ricostruzione e soprattutto finalmente l’intesa all’interno dell’Unione per l’embargo al petrolio russo. Il risultato della riunione del Consiglio europeo è arrivata a tarda sera e ha dato semaforo verde alla nuova tornata di sanzioni contro Mosca. In particolare l’importanza della decisione sul greggio […]

Joya Mooi’s homecoming tour reflects a deeper connection to her identity and roots

Read More When Dutch Music Export collaborated with Africa Rising Music Conference, they brought three artists from the Netherlands to South Africa. Dutch-South African musician Joya Mooiis among the three that were selected.  Mooi is a jazz-trained singer-songwriter based in Amsterdam, who grew up in a small town in the Netherlands in the aftermath of […]

The Rea Vaya dream hobbles on

Read More Children born on the same day that the first passenger stepped on to a Rea Vaya bus will be starting high school next year. And still, Johannesburg’s flagship bus system has not achieved its founding goal of linking Soweto and Sandton via cheap and efficient mass transport. Now, Funzi Ngobeni, the latest in […]