Is the world’s youngest country about to go to war –...
The world’s youngest country is no stranger to conflict. South Sudan fought a two-decade war for its independence from Sudan, which it achieved in...
The rights of animals and the environment, from Mexico to Nepal
Mexico enshrined animal welfare rights in its constitutionThe country is one of only 10 that include such recognition of nonhuman animals.While all Mexican states...
Strengthening Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Knowledge and Access Opens up...
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Global, Headlines, Health, Indigenous Rights, Natural Resources,...
The Ocean Creeps In: Tanzanian Coastal Communities Fight a Losing Battle
Africa, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change Justice
What started with a ‘salty’...
Sappi Celebrates ReFibre on Global Recycling Day
Sappi has announced that it has celebrated its ReFibre division in honour of Global Recycling Day, observed on Tuesday, 18 March under the theme...
The Profound Rise of the Elderly
Global, Headlines, Health, Labour, Population Opinion
The world’s elderly are not only growing in number and percent of the world’s population, but they are also...
Strategic CX Outsourcing in Retail: Balancing Operational Efficiency and Brand Integrity
The retail sector continues to navigate tremendous change, with high consumer expectations, constant margin pressure and the need for operational efficiency. In this challenging...
Key town centre road remains closed after water main bursts
Groundwell Road has been closed to motorists since the morning of Monday, March 24 due to the burst water main on the...
RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics – A growth trend reshaping...
The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to...
How can Africa achieve inclusive and equitable quality education?
A teacher teaching a blind student. Image by Chris Del Santo, via Pexels (Free to use).By Wasiu Akintunde, Imoleayo Oritse-tsemaye Daramola and Saheed Akintunde
Across...
A Path Towards Ending Child Marriage
Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Niger More than three quarters of girls in Niger...
A Test of Humanity: Migrants’ Rights in a World Turning Inward
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Labour, LGBTQ, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva...
Seeds of Survival, Amid Conflict Sudan Is Saving Its Agricultural Future
Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Biodiversity, Conservation, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and...
Good Hope FM Receives Nominations for Urban Music Awards
Good Hope FM has announced its nominations in the Urban Music Awards South Africa (UMA SA). The station has received recognition in two categories:...
Tuskegee Airman remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump’s DEI purge
AURORA, Colo. — With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit dying at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry...
Thanda Supports Rural Farm Communities
Thanda, a non-profit organisation based in rural KwaZulu-Natal has announced that the organisation is restoring dignity and creating opportunities through regenerative agriculture. Thanda supports...
Africans are taking a chance on basketball. That’s good for the...
Birds flit in and out of the cracked windows of the old stadium. On the basketball court below, players’ shouts reverberate off the walls,...
Funding Crunch Puts Years of Progress at Risk in Fight Against...
Aid, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Health
Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for his impact in and out...
Reaction to the death of two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman:“Condolences to George Foreman's family. His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be...
Sudan’s military consolidates grip on capital, retaking more key government buildings
Sudan’s military on Saturday consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the Republican...
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make judicial system more...
PHOENIX — Arizona's highest court created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of every ruling issued by the justices, marking what is...
Turning the Tide on Tuberculosis: Ensuring Access, Treatment, and Prevention for...
Development & Aid, Headlines, Health Opinion
A TB patient at the Srinagar-based Chest Diseases Hospital in the Indian state of Kashmir. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSWilliamsburg, VA,...
Scientists Warn Major Glaciers Won’t ‘Survive This Century,’ With Grave Impacts...
Scientists on Friday spent the United Nations' World Water Day and first-ever World Day for Glaciers warning about how fossil fuel-driven global warming melts...
A Weapon in the Fight for Water Security: Preserving the Glaciers
Africa, Environment, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation Opinion
Glaciers in SADC include those found on Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), on the Drakensberg Mountains (South...
Glaciers Of The SADC Region – A Wake-Up Call For Climate Action
Africa, Environment, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation Opinion
Glaciers at Mount Kilimanjaro. Experts fear that in a few decades, these glaciers may vanish entirely,...
Ocean dumping – or climate solution? An industry bets on the...
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a...
How Rare Rhino, Tiger Conservation Has Locked Out Indigenous Communities
Biodiversity, Civil Society, Conservation, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Natural Resources, TerraViva United Nations Conservation
Members of the Greater Kaziranga Land and Human
Rights protection committee....
How Aid Cuts Will Shatter Global Water and Sanitation Progress
Development & Aid, Featured, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations, Water & Sanitation Opinion
According to the UN,...
OFM Announces ‘Lekker soos ‘n Trekker’ Competition
OFM has partnered with John Deere to launch the 'Lekker soos 'n Trekker' competition, giving one lucky winner the chance to drive away with...
Nestlé Releases New Packaging Made From Recyclable Materials
In honour of Global Recycling Day, Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) has announced that nearly all its packaging is now made from...
SOS Children’s Villages Highlights the Rights of Children for Human Rights...
SOS Children's Villages has announced that this Human Rights Day, it advocates for children and young people. Children have the right to parental and...
Civil Society: The Last Line of Defence in a World of...
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequality,...
Israel Ends Ceasefire in Gaza as Strikes Resume
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Education, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
Tom Fletcher, the...
Why “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” Advocates Cling to Genocide Denial
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United...
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali...
BAMAKO, Mali -- Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no...
‘The Threat Is Extremely Real’: Advocates Sound Alarm Over Trump ‘Energy...
On the first day of his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was fulfilling his campaign promise to "drill, baby, drill" by...
‘Travesty of Justice’: Jury Finds Greenpeace Must Pay Over $660 Million...
This is a developing story... Please check back for possible updates...
Climate campaigners swiftly sounded the alarm on Wednesday after a North Dakota jury...
Trinidad & Tobago’s moko jumbie master, ‘Dragon’ de Souza, takes his...
Dragon keeps watch over his moko jumbies-in-training at the Keylemanjahro School of Arts & Culture on the outskirts of Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain....
‘Disaster for Local Communities’: Trump DOE Conditionally Approves CP2 LNG Terminal
A region in southern Louisiana that has already been deemed a "sacrifice zone" by human rights experts—due to the high levels of pollution caused...
The Evolution of Social Media: From Social Tool to Business Essential
Clara de Wet, CEO of Uppe Marketing, explores the growth of social media, the consumer insights it provides and the necessity of using social...
Epilepsy Patients in Africa Fight Stigma and Neglect
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Health ...
Scoreboard: 2024-25 Montana high school basketball honors teams
High school basketball2024-25 Honors TeamsGirls basketballAll-State: Tailey Harris, Lockwood; Dani Jordan, Lockwood; Coral Old Bull, Billings Central; Kam Reinker, Billings Central.All-ConferenceFirst team: Tailey Harris, Lockwood;...
Deadly Israeli barrage shatters Gaza ceasefire, but Israel divided on war
Tomas Visok, like many Israelis a reservist with long service in Gaza, awoke Tuesday to the news that Israel had launched surprise airstrikes across...
Beond Completes Ibogaine Treatment for First Cohort of Female Veterans
Beond Service has given me the chance to...
‘Not Acceptable’: Trump EPA Teases Evisceration of Scientific Research Office
Climate campaigners on Tuesday accused the Republican head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a "calculated betrayal of public health and the environment"...
‘Completely Delusional’: Trump Calls for Reinvigorating Domestic Use of US Coal
After U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social on Monday night that he is ordering his administration "to immediately begin producing Energy with...
SPAR Group Supports Thabazimbi Community in Flood Crisis
The SPAR Group has announced that Hannes Coetzee, the owner of Thabazimbi SPAR, along with other Thabazimbi residents, stepped in to assist with the...
H&M and the LEARN Project Partner for Literacy at KZN School
H&M South Africa and The LEARN Project have announced the opening of a newly refurbished library at H.P. Ngwenya Public Primary School in Chesterville,...
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system...
PHOENIX -- Arizona's highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of every ruling issued by the justices, marking what...
Pioneering Sustainable Energy Solutions in Africa
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Featured, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Audience at the...
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system...
PHOENIX -- Arizona's highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of every ruling issued by the justices, marking what...
What role for Kurds in the ‘new’ Syria? They’re getting mixed...
On paper, the agreement to integrate a powerful, U.S.-backed Kurdish force into the national army and institutions of the “new” Syria promises unity, peace,...
Low-tech and upside-down: The solutions under our feet
Sheep are shearing the land under solar panels to benefit two industriesAs solar power’s land needs grow, more ranchers are turning to agrivoltaics.With solar...
TikTok Enhances Family Pairing
TikTok has announced that it is rolling out expanded parental controls and well-being tools designed to support families in fostering healthier digital habits for...
Papua New Guinea: Years of Environmental Clean Up Ahead Following New...
Active Citizens, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Conservation, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Natural Resources, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development...
MTN’s annual profit hammered by Nigeria currency devaluation
MTN Group suffered a 69% slump in full-year earnings, Africa's biggest telecom operator reported on Monday, hit by devaluation of the Nigerian naira and...
Kenya: Release Inquiry on Bodies Found in Quarry
(Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities should conclude and publicly announce the outcome of their investigation into the discovery of mutilated bodies at Mukuru Kwa Njenga...
AI nurses: Staffing solution for hospitals or a threat to quality...
The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help...
From the ashes: After wildfire, can this Olive Avenue family move...
On a mid-February morning, Nicole Moore rolls up to a rented storage unit. The closet-sized room serves as a go-between, its contents connecting her...
Tackling adolescent malnutrition in Nigeria’s internally displaced persons (IDP) camps
UN aid tents at the IDP Camp Maiduguri Borno State Nigeria. Image by Ifeatu Nnaobi from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)There is a growing...
All the upcoming road closures in and around Swindon
Remedial works will close London Street and Sheppard Street and Station Road (reference STR10032) from the junction with Emyln Square to Cheltenham...
A ballerina battles for European Georgia
Image by Giorgi Ninos, used with permission.She sits alone in the white room when our call starts. Natia Bunturi's eyes bear the weight of...
Jingzhe: A Chinese holiday to take down ‘pests and villains’
Hitting the villain. Image from the Collective. Used with permission.Jingzhe (驚蛰), or Insect Awaken Day, marks the third of the 24 solar terms in the...
The Justice Department investigates, punishes more student protestors
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed "illegal aliens" on its campus, one of its top officials said...
Arab world unites on Gaza. Can it get US, Israel, and...
An alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump’s regionally reviled plan for Gaza’s reconstruction is gaining widespread buy-in across the region, and among Palestinians and...
The best pubs to visit this weekend in Swindon revealed
We have looked at Google ratings for all of the pubs across town to compile a list of the highest rated establishments.
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DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency
Collectivist is a strategic alliance of complementary tech PR agencies spanning five continents and 33 countries, including the UK, US, EU, LATAM, Africa, and...
Glenfiddich Releases Newest Film in ‘The Challengers Club’ Campaign
Glenfiddich has released the latest film in its 'The Challengers Club' campaign series. The newest instalment, shot in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, explores the relationship...
Trump, Democracy and the U.S. Constitution
Armed Conflicts, Democracy, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, North America, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 14 2025 (IPS)...
Our Investment in School Meals is Our Investment in Education
Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Food and Agriculture, Health
Statement of International School Meals Day by...
Mustadafin Foundation Calls for Support
With 39 years of dedicated service to local communities, the Mustadafin Foundation has announced that it is inviting South Africans to contribute to its...
BusinessTech Launches New Campaign
BusinessTech has unveiled a new campaign to promote the power of its advertising solutions. At the heart of the campaign is a new tagline:...
Activists Fear Kenya Forests Threatened Due to Government Development
Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Biodiversity
Conservationists are preparing tree seedlings to boost reforestation...
Trashing Jewish Values Risks Israel’s Survival as We Know It
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Editors' Choice, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion ...