FoodForward SA Calls Corporates To Join the Volunteer Movement
As South Africa celebrates Volunteer Month, a time to honour the critical role volunteers play in driving positive social change, FoodForward SA (FFSA) has...
Slave Trade: Gorée Island and the ‘Fragility of Freedom’
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The Maison des Esclave or Slave...
Caribbean leaders and citizens recognise Pope Francis’ groundbreaking work
Photo of Pope Francis © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk, via the Flickr account of the Catholic Church England and Wales (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).On Easter Monday — a...
UAE: Dissidents, Relatives Designated ‘Terrorists’
Emirati authorities have designated as “terrorist” 11 dissidents and their relatives and 8 companies, reflecting the country’s indiscriminate use of overbroad counterterrorism laws and...
Swindon care home residents enjoy visit from farm animals
White Lodge care home in Braydon, Swindon, welcomed alpacas, pygmy goats, lambs, and guinea pigs during the farm day.
The animals...
‘Alarming’ Report Shows Billions at Risk From Historically Low Snow Melt...
A report released Monday found that snow persistence in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, sometimes called the "third pole" because of its water resources,...
Children at the Center
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Global, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies,...
Essential Supplies Run Critically Low in Gaza While Displacement Soars
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
The ruins...
Panama accepted asylum-seekers the US didn’t want. Then its troubles began.
Mellona Takie can barely make it through a game of Uno these days, though on a recent afternoon she tries. Anything to keep her...
The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to ‘Climate Change’s Silent...
According to a global survey, 89% of people worldwide want their government to do more to address the climate crisis, yet current national policies...
She survived Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Now she promotes peace through education.
When Theoneste Mutabazi started teaching at Umuco Mwiza School in Kigali in 2008, he marveled at everything its students had. There was an art...
Scammers Are Ruining the World: A Growing Global Crisis
Scammers Are Ruining the World: A Growing Global Crisisby Shayne Heffernan
The world is grappling with an unprecedented surge in cybercrime, as scammers exploit...
A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with...
WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Susan de Meyer's horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while...
Thomas ends 3-year drought with playoff victory in RBC Heritage
DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
HILTON HEAD...
Happinest Brands Closes Strong Q1 With Strategic Growth, System-Wide Enhancements
With new franchisees, a rebranded business model and operational upgrades across its portfolio, the multi-brand franchisor is poised for continued success throughout 2025.
HOLMDEL, N.J.,...
As Reps endorse major property tax bill, Busse lobbies lawmakers for...
Just as the House Taxation Committee passed a major property tax package and celebrated the win Friday, a group of former government officials were...
Hooves Vs. Habitats: Striking a Sustainable Balance Between Livestock and the...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Opinion ...
Bringing Resilience to the Table to Achieve Development Goals
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 18...
Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses
Monica Musonda, founder of Java Foods
From producing instant noodles to exporting honey to the United States, these three entrepreneurs are building ventures in Zambia’s...
Sappi Southern Africa Launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report
Sappi Southern Africa has unveiled its latest Corporate Citizenship Report, themed 'Gaining Momentum,' reflecting the strides made in its sustainability journey. The report showcases...
Smallholder Farmers Are Not ‘Beneficiaries’, but the ‘Co-Creators of Change’
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Climate Change, COP29, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Headlines, Humanitarian...
Amputated Limbs, Enduring Pain: The Suffering of Syria’s War Wounded
Aid, Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Armed Conflicts ...
The Westin Cape Town Achieves Green Key Certification
The Westin Cape Town has received the Green Key certification, becoming the first hotel in Marriott International's South African portfolio to achieve the eco-label...
The Last Supper
The Last Supper: A Pivotal Moment in Christian HistoryBy Shayne Heffernan
The Last Supper stands as one of the most significant events in Christian history,...
The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning Trash into Treasure
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Modou Fall educates young people...
‘Catastrophic’: Fast-Tracking of Line 5 Tunnel Under Great Lakes Denounced as...
Environmentalists warned Wednesday that the drinking water for over 40 million people is now at greater risk after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
TIME names Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED’s CEO, to its list of the...
She started out as a student and now helps provide education for millions.
HARARE, Zimbabwe , April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, chief...
Trump reignites South African debate over white farmers: Persecuted or privileged?
Zenia Pretorius was still in bed one Saturday morning in February when her phone started lighting up with excited messages from friends and family.She...
ECOSOC Forum Highlights the Importance of Educational and Economic Empowerment for...
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Inequality, Labour, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations
Panelists during an event on...
JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport...
JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces that its subsidiary JCDecaux Angola has been awarded the advertising contract...
Biz Promoted Features: Keep your business headlines in the spotlight for...
Biz Promoted Features allows communications content professionals to get top-of-mind and top-of-the-page visibility for longer, within SA’s foremost business-to-business media space.Choosing the right publishing...
Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes...
Holy Thursday Traditions
Holy Thursday Traditions: A Journey Through Catholic PracticesBy Shayne Heffernan
Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum—the three...
Food Insecurity an Unprecedented Crisis Worldwide
Development & Aid, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
A mother gives her 10-month-old...
In Guadeloupe, ‘Creole gardens’ give climate lessons in a spirit of...
A typical example of a Creole garden. This one is tended by Hugues Occibrun, who is trying to bring back local agricultural knowledge. Photo...
Offering hope and community, soccer helps Somalis heal from war
In a small stadium tucked behind bullet-scarred buildings in the Somali capital, an intense game of soccer is underway.The crowd roars as Sayid Ali...
The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana...
Maxwell Kalu
Interview with Maxwell KaluFOUNDER, AFRICAN WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
Maxwell Kalu describes his business as “Africa’s UFC”, referencing the multi-billion dollar American mixed martial arts...
Bitterroot-based climbing legend Skip Horner wraps career with 33rd Kilimanjaro ascent
At around 8 a.m. local time on Oct. 1, Skip Horner stood atop the highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. It was his 33rd time...
Skulduggery among the heirloom tomatoes in ‘The Fact Checker’
The unnamed narrator in Austin Kelley’s madcap mystery, “The Fact Checker,” is a man beleaguered by uncertainties. He man works on the staff of a...
Standing Firm: Civil Society at the Forefront of the Climate Resistance
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Press...
Is it Time to Say RIP to the SDGs?
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
With the...
Green Groups Organizing ‘All Out on Earth Day’ Protests Against Trump...
A coalition of green groups on Monday promoted plans for nationwide "All Out on Earth Day" rallies "to confront rising authoritarianism and defend our...
Two MSU international students sue Trump administration over visa revocation
A graduate student at Montana State University was set to defend her final research paper in four days and graduate from her master's program...
Go with the flow: How to squeeze water from fog, and...
Removals of small dams are restoring rivers across the Northeast U.S.Though smaller than those found in the West, more than 31,000 dams from Maryland...
40+ Groups: Trump Admin Push to Dismantle FEMA a ‘Direct Threat’...
Over 40 organizations on Monday collectively rejected the Trump administration's threats to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency and called on Congress to defend...
Internationally Acclaimed Angel City Chorale Announces Spring 2025 Concert, “People Get...
Los Angeles' premier community choir makes debut performance at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center May 25th
LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The...
Volcanic CO2 threatens these villagers. High-tech sensors are keeping them safe.
A gentle breeze sends waves lapping onto the sand as a smattering of sunbathers spreads lazily out on beach towels; a pair of children...
Sudan’s community kitchens shut down amid attacks and aid cuts
In early February, Amira Abdallah left her shelter in the Abu Shouk displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan, carrying an old stainless steel bowl.Her five...
The Up&Up Group and KLA Release Consumer Research
To help businesses gain a sharper understanding of their consumers five years on from the announcement of the lockdown, The Up&Up Group and KLA...
UN Landmines Resolution Highlights Human Rights Impact
(Geneva, April 14, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel mines at...
Andean Women Farmers in Peru Face Climate Crisis with Green Practices
Climate Action, Climate Change Justice, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Latin America & the...
Sudan: After 2 Years of War, Global Action Needed
(Nairobi) – Leaders gathering in London on April 15, 2025, should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision as the...
Mozambique: No Arrests in Post-Election Political Killings
(Johannesburg) – Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the October 2024 general elections, Human Rights Watch...
This Ghanaian author is challenging traditional norms and advocating for childrens’...
Photo of Charles Sam. Provided by Charles Sam, used with permission.In Ghana, parent-child relationships are rarely discussed openly. Like many African cultures, they are...
Green Afia Magazine makes environmental education its core mission: An interview...
Image of Hervé Mukulu, editor of Green Afia. Photo used with permission.In Africa, pioneering media outlets play a key role in combating environmental degradation...
‘No One Voted to Slaughter Hummingbirds’: Trump’s DOI Guts Bird Protections,...
The Trump administration moved on Friday to weaken protections for migratory birds threatened by industrial activities, including oil and gas operations.
Acting Solicitor of the...
CGIAR Gender Accelerator: A Tool to Advance Gender Equality Research in...
Africa, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Gender, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade &...
Want To Fix the World, Ubuntu (Humanity to Others) Can Help
Active Citizens, Africa, Climate Change, Conservation, Cooperatives, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Poverty...
Building resilient models for Uganda’s education system
School Children in Uganda getting ready for a procession. Image by NSAMBA HERMAN on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed)
The educational landscape in Uganda is...
Greenpeace Says Latest Keystone Pipeline Spill Shows Why Big Oil Targets...
With cleanup efforts still underway in rural North Dakota on Friday after yet another Keystone crude oil pipeline spill, Greenpeace USA interim executive director...
Civilians Around Sudan’s El Fasher Face New Attacks
Global leaders need to respond to reports of fresh attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displacement camp near North Darfur’s...
Netanyahu Refuses Calls to End the Gaza War as Palestinians Struggle...
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General António...
‘This Executive Order is Illegal’: Trump Attacks Half-Century of Environmental Protections...
Numerous environmental protection groups were preparing to file lawsuits Friday after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to repeal what he called "unlawful regulations"...
Reflections on CGIAR’s Week-Long Discussions on Food System Science
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Conferences, Cooperatives, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and...
The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.
Each afternoon, Hosea Makori leaves the cramped two-bedroom apartment he shares with his family in a busy, working-class Nairobi suburb and boards a bus...
InnoVent Group Partners With Circular Computing
InnoVent, an IT asset rental and management solutions provider, has partnered with Circular Computing, a global leader in laptop remanufacturing and refurbishment. The agreement...
Eight Key Digital Marketing Insights From the Past Year
The team at TDMC (The Digital Media Collective) use their front-row seat to the evolving e-commerce landscape to share some essential insights that are...
How to Put the ‘Sexy’ Back into Agriculture – Thoughts From...
Africa, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conferences, Cooperatives, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food...
Ceasefire Collapse and Regime Controls Hamper Myanmar Quake Relief
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies
A monk and other victims of the March 28...