Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels Raises R310 000 for Seven-Year-Old After...
Jacaranda FM has announced that its Good Morning Angels has raised R310 000 to support seven-year-old Johandré Blom, who suffered a devastating crocodile attack at...
Why We Need a ‘Human Rights Economy’
Since 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes while almost five billion people have become poorer. A growing sense...
Forest Guards Risking Their Lives To Keep Malawi’s Forests Standing
Africa, Conservation, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Conservation
This sugarcane plantation in front of a government...
Nigeria and South Africa account for half of Africa’s 22 billionaires
Aliko Dangote
By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
Africa’s billionaire class is witnessing a surge, with collective wealth soaring to $105 billion, up from $82.4 billion...
Sudan: 20th Anniversary of Darfur ICC Referral
Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues...
Off-grid power supplier helps Water Mission to Power Safe Water Initiatives...
Renogy, a global leader in off-grid power solutions for campers and outdoor enthusiasts, is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Water Mission, a...
BayBridgeDigital Named a Great Place to Work in 2025 for the...
BayBridgeDigital, a leading software and services company specializing in Salesforce, digital transformation, data, and AI, is proud to announce that it has been officially...
Clarkson, May and Hammond to star in four new episodes of...
Originally coming together on BBC's Top Gear in 2003, the trio went on to become household names after presenting the show for...
The world’s bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect...
Pushing back flaps of yellowing banana leaves, Moisés Pulido trudges through a layer of dusty soil covering his plantation on the coast of La...
TBWAHunt Lascaris and Yellowwood Unveil 2025 Edges Report
Backslash, TBWA's global cultural intelligence unit, has released its 2025 Edges report, presenting cultural shifts poised to reshape the global landscape. Edges is a...
So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder,...
After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, keeping Sundance in the mountains but...
The stories ‘move into hope’: Elaine Pagels reflects on Jesus’ teachings
Bible stories can strike some people as “simple or naive,” but they’re not, says Elaine Pagels, an expert in early Christianity and the author...
YouTube Works Awards for Innovative Ad Campaigns Debuts in South Africa
Google has announced the launch of the YouTube Works Awards. These awards celebrate the most impactful and innovative advertising campaigns across 15+ markets, and...
The Giant Plastic Tap: How art fights plastic pollution
Aid, Arts, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals Arts
The Giant...
Africa’s post-trade and custody gathering
Top executives of the custody, settlement and post-trade industry are gathering for their annual Africa summit on 7-8 April. The Network Forum (TNF) Africa...
UNICEF Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality without Proper...
Aid, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Food Security and Nutrition, Global, Headlines, Health, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations
During a growth monitoring session, Porbilla...
Building Resilience in Least Developed Countries – A Pathway to Sustainable...
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Rabab Fatima...
Ethiopia’s first securities dealer and investment banks
The Ethiopian Securities Exchange is moving closer to starting trading activities, with the news that the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has granted licenses...
Indian Colonialism in Sri Lanka
Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on "Implementation of...
In post-Assad Syria, a Ramadan embrace of freedom and solidarity
Alaa al-Saadi, like many Syrian men of his generation, once fought to overthrow longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad.Now Mr. Saadi is savoring his first “free”...
Greenpeace Protests EU Gas Imports That Empower ‘Autocrats’ and ‘Political Bullies’
Carrying banners reading, "Their gas, your cash" beside images of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, eight members of Greenpeace Belgium...
Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective on Tea as Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations,...
Sappi ‘Back to School’ Campaign Supports Local Schools
Reaffirming its commitment to education as a catalyst for long-term growth, Sappi has provided vital educational resources to schools in and around its communities...
Domestic workers in Lebanon try to escape an exploitative system
Since 2017, the activist organization This Is Lebanon has aided women caught up in Lebanon’s deeply entrenched kafala, or sponsor, system.Under the system, in...
How to Turn the Tide: Resisting the Global Assault on Gender...
Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Education, Featured, Gender, Gender Identity, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, LGBTQ, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Opinion
Credit: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters via...
TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA,...
TikTok has reported a significant upward trend in its content removal rate across sub-Saharan Africa, with data showing a 249.81% increase in content removals...
Clarkson’s Farm star will appear in new TV show next month
Ms Hogan often appears on the Prime Video documentary set in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.
Being the partner of star Jeremy Clarkson, formerly...
Morocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech
(Beirut) – A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a...
Key town centre road reopens after water main bursts
A burst water main on Groundwell Road on the morning of Monday, March 24, caused the road to be closed from the junction...
Burundi: The European Fan Palm is at risk of extinction
Image of the European Fan Palm in Burundi. Photo by Ferdinand Mbonihankuye, used with permissionThis article, written by Burundian journalist Rénovat Ndabashinze, was published...
African Diaspora Exhibition Showcases Transformative Solidarity and the Legacy of Slavery
Africa, Aid, Arts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
Francks Deceus’ Carib-Olympics at The Stories of Us exhibition...
Zimbabwe: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges
(Johannesburg) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. Blessed...
Will UN be a Possible Target as US Goes on a...
Civil Society, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26...
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...
Empowering Women in Agriculture: Breaking Barriers for a Thriving Future
Food and Agriculture, Gender, Global, Headlines, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Research shows that women with secure land ownership see increased production, higher incomes, and...
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...
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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...