Giorno: 8 Ottobre 2022

Retailers become festive season-ready

Read More In less than a few weeks it is the start of the annual retail frenzy. The season kicks off with Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November and is followed swiftly by the festive season, sp retailers must start preparing now if they want to capitalise on consumers’ shopping sprees. It’s crucial that […]

Cosatu’s rows is hope for the left

Read More Jeered: ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe was prevented from speaking at labour federation Cosatu’s 14th national congress. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla The ructions in Cosatu, and the sabre rattling against the ANC by some unions and the South African Communist Party (SACP), raise important strategic possibilities for those on the left. Related stories WELCOME […]

Catalan regional coalition breaks down as hardline party quits

Read More Tensions between Catalonia’s two main pro-independence parties boiled over on Friday night when the hardline Junts party abandoned the regional coalition government, leaving the region in the minority hands of the more moderate Catalan Republican Left (ERC). The two parties, who formed a coalition after the regional election in February 2021, have profound […]

Seven confirmed dead after Donegal petrol station explosion

Read More Seven people have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal, with another eight being treated in hospital. A major search operation was under way at the site, after Friday afternoon’s devastating blast in the village of Creeslough, Co Donegal, ripped through the Applegreen service station and convenience store […]

Illinois Rep. Sean Casten reveals teenage daughter died from cardiac arrhythmia

Post Content Illinois Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat, announced Friday that his daughter’s death in June was from a cardiac arrhythmia. “This past June, our daughter, Gwen Casten, died of a sudden cardiac arrythmia. In layman’s terms, she was fine, and then her heart stopped,” the Casten family wrote in a statement. Gwen Casten, 17, […]

South Africa must not exceed its ecological and infrastructural capacity

Read More “Without first determining and understanding a country’s carrying capacity, it’s no use speaking enthusiastically about growth and a sustainable future.” This was the opening sentence in an August 2013 article I wrote titled, Has SA exceeded its limits?  This point is relevant in charting South Africa out of the current troubled waters due […]

Tackling gender-based violence and femicide requires collective effort

Read More The power of behaviour change to address and prevent gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is undeniable. Still, it requires full participation from individuals and communities that are informed and engaged and are empowered enough to demand change and improve their lives. How can we shift norms and change violent behaviour without enabling and […]