by Contributed | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021. Photo by Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand Seventeen African countries have been invited by US...
by Contributed | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog
Many people with diabetes are undiagnosed. Shutterstock Ayesha Motala, University of KwaZulu-Natal Diabetes is rising at an alarming rate. One in 10 adults worldwide – 537 million people – now live with the disease. This is higher than the 463 million adults who lived...
by Contributed | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog
Christopher Baker, The University of Melbourne and Andrew Robinson, The University of Melbourne As lockdowns ease in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, and people return to work and socialising, many of us will be mixing more with others, even though a section of...
by Contributed | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog
When COVID-19 emerged, misuse of antibiotics increased. Shutterstock Adam Mustapha, University of Maiduguri COVID-19 is a major global public health challenge. The pandemic’s impacts cut across all sectors. One of the most worrying is its potential impact on...
by Contributed | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog
Somalia is one of East Africa’s terrorism hotspots. EPA/SAID YUSUF WARSAME Anneli Botha, University of the Free State Uganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala’s central business district and were claimed by the...
by Contributed | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog
People, Planet and Prosperity was on the agenda of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting in February 2021. G20 Italy Finance Media / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Climate change is a devilishly...
