Call for Applications: Catalyst Academy Youth Social Innovation Learning
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has commenced a five-day skills acquisition programme for 120…
‘Are you okay?’: What to say when someone says they’re not
As World Mental Health Day approaches on Saturday, October 10, one simple question could be an important way…
Rugby World Cup power rankings: Who tops our list of contenders a year before tournament?
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Builder-TV presenter Harrison Gardner: ‘Ireland felt like the most welcoming country I’d ever been to’ – The Irish Times
In the autumn sunshine, Harrison Gardner walks out of his house to move a yellow digger. He’s in…
South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion: report
South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury…
How China’s green tech is undercutting Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ oil strategy in Africa
In the US, the push is on to “drill, baby, drill”. In China, the national strategy is to…
The dismissive Ireland talk that Josh van der Flier ‘hasn’t seen much of’
Last Wednesday’s mood in Dublin was sweetness and light for Josh van der Flier. He was out front…
Call For Applications: AWIEF-NedBank Women Enterprise Growth & Export
Cross River State Government has begun discussions with the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) on financing options for farm…
‘Giraffe’s head’ sinkhole stunt backfires in South Africa
When politicians from South Africa’s main opposition party put a stuffed giraffe’s head into a sinkhole, their plan…
30 big cats are prepared to be transported from Argentina to South Africa and the United States
A global animal welfare organization initiated the relocation of 30 big cats from the former Zoo Luján in…
Rescued lions and tigers leave Argentine zoo for sanctuaries abroad
LUJAN, Argentina (AP) — Thirty lions and tigers that were kept alive — barely — for years in…
Elvira Dyangani Ose appointed artistic director of Cape Town’s Zeitz MoCAA – The Art Newspaper
Elvira Dyangani Ose, the former director of the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Macba), has been appointed the artistic…