How Israel failed to anticipate Hamas: Intel trusted tech over people
When Israel completed construction of a $1.1 billion above-and-below-ground fence along its 40-mile border with Gaza – equipped with radar devices, cameras, surveillance sensors,...
Mozambique: Police Fire on Opposition Parade
(Johannesburg) – Mozambique police fired on a peaceful opposition parade on March 5, 2025, injuring at least 16 people, including 2 children, Human Rights Watch...
This Haitian shot to fame on TikTok, but others profited from...
On Nov. 11, 2022, Kendy Auguste published the TikTok video that divided his life in two.Before he hit “post” that morning, the Haitian English...
EPA Will Close All Environmental Justice Offices, Zeldin Says
In the Trump administration's latest move to obliterate three decades of work to address the systemic injustices faced by low-income and minority communities across...
Gaza Counts Costs of Catastrophic Impacts of Israeli Bombardment on Healthcare
Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United...
Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open
Google has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its Hustle Academy programme."We are thrilled to launch the 2025 Hustle Academy, continuing our commitment...
DR Congo: Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists
(Nairobi) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society...
A quiet recognition of Black soldiers in South Africa, and new...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled that marine ecosystems have rightsThe court’s decision expanded a 2008 constitutional provision, then the first of its kind in the...
This Gambian advocate believes female genital mutilation could be eliminated within...
A group of women demonstrating the Female Genital Mutilation process. Image by UNAMID, via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Deed).By Sydney Leigh Smith
Female Genital Mutilation...
Five years ago, the world shut down. COVID’s imprint lingers from...
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was a pandemic – a designation that in...
The G20: How it Works, Why it Matters and What Would...
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Economy & Trade, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Prof Daniel D....
Western Climate Hypocrisy Exposed by NATO Energy Policy
Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Environment, Global, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
KUALA LUMPUR,...
Majority of the world’s population breathes dirty air, report says
BENGALURU, India -- Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found....
Energy Secretary Makes Clear Trump ‘Ready to Sacrifice’ Communities and Climate
As environmental justice advocates were arrested outside a major energy conference in Houston on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump's energy secretary faced criticism for...
Deadly clashes in Syria are precisely what new leaders sought to...
An insurgency by gunmen loyal to the ousted government of Bashar al-Assad and a wave of sectarian revenge killings are threatening to transform Syria...
Trump EPA and Citibank Sued for ‘Illegally’ Freezing Green Energy Funds
The need for a federal lawsuit filed Monday presents "more evidence of a constitutional crisis," according to one campaigner, as plaintiffs pushed back...
At Least 32 Casualties in Fiery North Sea Collision Between Oil...
This is a developing story... Please check back for possible updates...British emergency workers on Monday were responding to a collision between an oil tanker...
Amid a torrent of news, eddies of calm
I love puzzles, so one of my favorite tasks as Weekly editor is to coordinate the lineup of stories that fill these pages.It’s a multifaceted...
Society’s Self-Sabotage: How Discrimination Cripples Nations
Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Ending discrimination is critical to ending...
Siddis of India—a Unique Community Moves Into the Mainstream With Tourist...
Active Citizens, Arts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Cooperatives, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Trade & Investment Trade & Investment
Lingadbael...
A Cash Crisis Forces UN to Re-Figure its Budget and Freeze...
Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations
The Secretariat building in New York City, where staff...
What is being done to improve run-down area of Swindon town...
The neighbouring Bridge Street and Fleet Street are the homes of several closed and run-down businesses, as well as several gambling outlets...
Kenyan troops gave Haitians hope for security. Have they delivered?
At the Champ de Mars plaza in the heart of Haiti’s capital, law student Seme Rockens sits alone on a bench.For the past three...
International Women’s Day, 2025 Rule Breakers: The Compelling True Story of...
Aid, Civil Society, Editors' Choice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals,...
LePub Appoints New Leadership at Johannesburg Hub
LePub has announced that it has appointed Graeme Jenner and Harry MacKenzie to lead its Johannesburg office. These new appointments mark a significant milestone...
Sheer Publishing, Sintonia Publishing partner to strengthen presence in Africa
Sheer Publishing Africa has formed a new partnership with Sintonia Publishing in Angola. As part of the agreement, Sintonia Publishing will now represent Sheer’s...
Adnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served...
BALTIMORE — Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of "Serial" podcast listeners, will remain free even though his murder conviction still stands,...
‘Catastrophic and Saddening’: Research Shows US Butterfly Population Dropped 22% in...
A landmark study released Thursday in the journal Science found that the number of butterflies in the United States declined dramatically between 2000 and...
‘Grim News for the Planet’ as Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record...
European Union officials said the Copernicus Climate Change Service had issued its latest "stark reminder of why climate action is urgent" when the bloc's...
Loeries 2025 Entries Open
The Loeries has opened entries for the 2025 Loerie Awards. Brands, agencies, creative professionals and production companies are invited to submit their work across a...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian...
Aid, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies
Mar 6 2025 - Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov was appointed as...
#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA
With International Women's Day being celebrated on 8 March, we chat with Philile Mabolloane: head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), who...
International Women’s Day, 2025The Quest for a Female UN Secretary-General: Assessing...
Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Women at the CSW session...
UpEnergy issues Africa’s first-ever electric cooking carbon credits under Gold Standard’s...
"At UpEnergy, quality and transparency are the cornerstones...
Takealot Partners With Joe Public
Takealot has partnered with Joe Public to grow its business in the e-commerce sector. Joe Public is set to assist in strengthening Takealot's brand...
dentsu School of Influence Announces 2025 Cohort
dentsu South Africa has inducted eight content creators into its 2025 School of Influence programme. Now in its second year, this initiative brings the...
Cosmetix South Africa Rebrands as cosnova South Africa
cosnova Beauty has announced the rebranding of Cosmetix South Africa to cosnova South Africa, effective from Thursday, 2 January. This transition follows cosnova's full...
KFC Streetwise Launches ‘Original Feeds Original’ Campaign
KFC has announced that three rappers — Khuli Chana, Blxckie and 25K — have joined forces with KFC Streetwise for its 'Original Feeds Original'...
Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children
In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste...
International Women’s Day, 2025In Zanzibar, Women Turn the Tide with Sponge...
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Cooperatives, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
UAE: Unfair Mass Trial Convictions Upheld
(New York) – An Emirati court on March 4, 2025, rejected all appeals by people convicted in the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest unfair mass trial,...
Brussels Show Offers Diverse View of Art History
Arts, Europe, Headlines, Latin America & the Caribbean
Esiri Erheriene-Essi and her painting The Birthday Party. Photo credit: AM/SWANBRUSSELS, Mar 4 2025 (IPS)...
Amid Gaza ceasefire’s uncertainty, Palestinians focus on survival
With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire hanging by a thread, Palestinians in Gaza are scrambling for certainty and survival.Even as residents returning to bombed-out communities...
USAID: The Deep State’s Bank—Unveiling Its Operational Arms and Their Ties
By Shayne Heffernan, KnightsbridgeMarch 4, 2025
Let’s assume the unthinkable: the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the deep state’s financial engine, a shadowy...
International Women’s Day, 2025New Report Finds Sexist Laws Persist Worldwide
Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
S.Mona Sinha, Equality Now,...
Australia’s summer weather extremes bring wide-ranging natural emergencies
Far North Queensland highway bridge collapse. Screenshot from 9 News Australia video: “Prime Minister heads to flood emergency zones”. February 6, 2025.Australia is facing...
Drawing peace in Sudan
In war-torn Sudan, a key to peace may be in a child’s fingertips.After nearly two years of civil war, an estimated 25 million people...
Lawsuit Aims to End ‘Cruel War on Our Environment’ by Trump...
A leading conservation group filed suit Monday to stop U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk from "gutting" over a dozen of the...
KFC Celebrates Inspirational African Women for International Women’s Day
To mark International Women's Day on Saturday, 8 March and honour its theme of 'Accelerate Action,' KFC Africa has collected the stories of dozens...
Ignition Group and The LEARN Project Partner for International Book Giving...
Ignition Group and The LEARN Project have joined forces to bring the love of books and reading to the fore to mark International Book...
BBC News takes full responsibility for Gaza: How To Survive A...
The BBC Board has identified serious flaws in the making of the programme Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone and as a result it...
Tanzanian Speaker Calls for Urgent Investment in Youth to Harness Demographic...
Africa, Conferences, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Youth Population
Tulia Akson, Tanzanian Parliament Speaker and President...
South Africa: Protect Civilians from Use of Explosive Weapons
(Johannesburg, March 3, 2025) – South Africa and other countries that have not yet done so should endorse a widely adopted political commitment aimed...
Deserts and dollars: Where news gathering, and fossils, need support
Local news mapping clarifies where Americans get informationResearchers are creating interactive maps where news outlets are thriving, as well as where coverage is missing.At...
The Low-Altitude Economy
A New Frontier in Global Growth
By Shayne Heffernan, KnightsbridgeMarch 1, 2025
The skies are no longer just for birds and jumbo jets. A revolution is...
A new cookbook ties healthy eating to good sleep
Anyone who has ever suffered in bed after eating three slices of pizza could surmise there is some relationship between food and sleep quality.For...
Women of Global Change: From Shoes to Scholarships, How Our Global...
"Together, we can create a world where every...
Trump Links Gaza
Armed Conflicts, Democracy, Headlines, North America Opinion
The Holy Bible, Trump Edition: "They shall beat their swords into nine irons." Credit: Shutterstock.SEATTLE, USA, Feb 28...
‘When Big Oil Says Jump, Republicans Ask How High?’ GOP Sends...
Climate advocates are blasting congressional Republicans this week for their latest gift to fossil fuel industry: sending a resolution to kill the federal Methane...
Why rich oil reserves are a mixed blessing for Ugandans
Growing up in a fishing community on the cerulean shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert, Julius Tumwine listened to adults around him speak of oil...
SAFCEI Launches ‘Verified Cage-Free’ Campaign
The South African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) has launched a new campaign that is empowering consumers to make more ethical food choices while...
Trace Awards 2025 winners announced
The Trace Awards & Summit 2025 has officially wrapped up, celebrating African and Afro-descendant musical excellence.Image suppliedThe awards ceremony not only celebrated the best...
Foundation MedAesthetics Launches : Seeking New Partnerships
"Our goal is to expand access to high-quality,...
Husqvarna Partners With International Organisations to Restore Kenya’s Mangrove Forests
Husqvarna has partnered with environmental organisations, veritree and Earthlungs, to champion the Kenyan Mangrove Restoration Projects. The projects aim to plant more than 300...
Good Hope FM Supports Cape Town Pride Mardi Gras Festival
Good Hope FM has announced that it will once again be donning its brightest colours in supporting the Pride Mardi Gras Festival which is set...
‘I didn’t know I needed it.’ Why neighborhoods rally to save...
A man sitting two seats away from me at the West Newton Cinema is sobbing, again.His long gray beard flows in convulsing waves to...
African Leaders Challenged To Unite Against Energy Transition Mineral Oppressors
Active Citizens, Africa, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, COP28, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Labour, Natural...
Togo: US aid suspension will negatively impact public health and education
Boxes labeled USAID. Screenshot from the video “The suspension of USAID funds is already having an impact in Côte d’Ivoire on the RFI YouTube...
In Yemen, activists seek to restore rubble-strewn sanctuary for migrating birds
In Adham Saleh’s childhood memory, the wetlands on the edge of this coastal city look like a postcard.When he was a boy, he came...
Ignoring ‘Science and the Law,’ Trump EPA Readies Chainsaw for Key...
Climate advocates said Wednesday that the Trump administration will be abdicating its "clear legal duty to curb climate-changing pollution" if it moves forward with...
EU Accused of ‘Bowing to Pressure’ From Trump With Plan to...
On Wednesday, the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, unveiled its Affordable Energy Action Plan, a list of actions ostensibly aimed...
Military Plane Crash in Residential Area Kills at Least 46 in...
The crash of a military aircraft in a residential area of Sudan’s capital killed at least 46 people, regional officials said on Wednesday, adding...
Creators Aren’t Just Influencers; They’re Entrepreneurs
For too long, digital creators have been dismissed as hobbyists or lucky influencers who stumbled into success. But the reality is very different. Today,...
Life-Changing Quarry Mining Shatters Lives in Zimbabwe
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Disaster Management, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Natural Resources, TerraViva United Nations Environment
Worried residents look at a flooded pool,...