Behind the Feeding of the 5,000 (or Should That Be 10,000)...
Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food...
Absa RUN YOUR CITY Announces ‘Inner-City Clean-Up’ for GQEBERHA 10K
Absa has encouraged Gqeberha residents to come together for an 'Inner-City Clean-Up' in preparation for the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K. The clean-up...
HOT 102.7FM Funds Medical Care for Assault Survivor
HOT 102.7FM, in partnership with its charitable arm, Hot Cares, has provided financial support totalling nearly R100 000 for a vulnerable child from Lusaka,...
Can giving cash, no strings attached, help end poverty? In Malawi,...
Last May, with no more fanfare than a buzz of inexpensive cellphones, Nelson Mdzuma and Magret Zoliyela found themselves staring at an amount of...
Form Personal Connections With Customers through Events and Sponsorships
Brand positioning through event sponsorships helps connect clients and brands. These connections drive value for both the attendees and the sponsors. Not only are...
Celebrate Earth Month… One Bite at a Time!
"Small steps can really add up to nourish yourself and the planet," says Minh Tsai, Hodo's Founder and CEO. "At Hodo, we're committed to...
Facing internal and external foes, Syria rebuilds and rethinks its army
In the tattered remains of an air defense base near Damascus, the scale of the physical challenges to rebuilding the Syrian army is clear....
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on...
NEW YORK -- For 11 seasons, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your...
Mozambique’s Parliament Approves Inclusive Dialogue Law
Last week, Mozambique’s parliament unanimously passed into law the Political Commitment for an Inclusive Dialogue (Compromisso Político para o Diálogo Nacional Inclusivo), which aims...
When a ‘thumbs-up’ beats 5 stars, and where paralegals aid women’s...
How rating people’s job performance could be more fairSimplifying performance ratings can make them more equitable, a study found. Women and employees of color...
Welcoming Science: CGIAR Week-Long Focus on Innovation for Food, Climate-Secure Future
Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and...
CGIAR Science Week Seeks Solutions for a Food-Secure, Climate Resilient Future
Africa, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conservation, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security...
Swindon Planning: New use for closed pub that isn’t housing
Greenbridge: A closed pub could become a car showroom and sales centre instead of being knocked down for housing.
Arkell’s brewery...
Burundi: Reforestation remains a major challenge
Tree cutting in one of Burundi’s forests. Photo by Ferdinand Mbonihankuye; used with permission.This article is published in the context of the climate justice...
Hundreds in Billings say “Hands Off!” as part of national protest
Hundreds of people in Billings added their voices Saturday to a national demonstration against the current president’s administration and his partnership with the billionaire...
Climate-Smart Platform for West African Farmers
Innovative Climate-Smart Platform Launches to Transform Agriculture for West African Farmers ...
The Cost of Doing PR in Africa: It’s Not Uniform, but...
Additionally, the size of the media pool in each country can
greatly impact your results, with some countries having extensive media
networks and others having much...
Santam Announces 2025 Women of the Future Awards
The awards says that this year, entrants could win their share of more than R843 000 in prizes. Winners also stand a chance of unlocking the business...
Trapped by Tradition: The Widows of Ukerewe and the Ritual They...
Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Women's Health
Vivian Magesa, a young widow...
Publicis Groupe Africa Welcomes New Le Cubs
The initiative equips young creatives
with essential real-world skills, bridging the gap between education and
employment in the advertising and marketing industry, says the agency. Koo Govender,...
SEACOM Appoints Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen as Group Chief Marketing Officer
Alpheus Mangale,
the Group Chief Executive, says, "Mandisa brings
considerable astuteness and insight to the marketing field. Her previous
international experience in C-suite roles will greatly benefit...
The water crisis threatening Kenyan livelihoods
On the shores of Lake Victoria. Image by Mimistdm2021, from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed)As the world observed World Water Day on March...
Capitalism Eating Itself by Fueling Climate Mayhem, Warns Capitalist
A veteran financial consultant and insurance executive is warning his fellow capitalists that their commitment to profits and market supremacy is endangering the economic...
The Future of Tech Marketing: A Q&A With DUO CEO Judith...
Technical marketing is a form of marketing that mainly focuses on the specifications and technical features of a service or product. The main goal...
UN: Treaty on Older People’s Rights Moves Ahead
(Geneva, April 3, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on April 3, 2025, began an intergovernmental process to draft an international human rights...
Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger...
Oil export workers at the Seme port in Benin holding Benin, Chinese, and Niger flags. Image from Présidence du Benin. Free to use. CC...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Sigrid Kaag, Chair of the ECW High-Level...
Armed Conflicts, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Migration & Refugees
Apr 3 2025 - Sigrid Kaag is the new Chair...
Polygon Introduces ‘Urban Takeovers’
'Urban
Takeovers' enables advertisers to
leverage the continent's largest network of DOOH inventory, which includes thousands of digital screens across
malls, forecourts, lifestyle venues and roadways to...
Hunger and Heightened Insecurity Pushes Sudan to the Brink of Collapse
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Education, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations ...
Q&A: Meet Issahaku Tidoo Abass, Dagbani-language activist and Wikimedian from Ghana
Photo of Issahaku Tudor Abass. Image by Shahadusadik, from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed).By Sadik Shahadu
This interview is part of a series highlighting...
How bitcoin drives cheap green energy production in Kenya
Beneath grassy plains where zebras and warthogs roam, the tectonic plates of the Rift Valley are slowly breaking apart. In a few million years,...
Egypt’s pyramids are amazing. But so is present-day Besaw Island.
The Giza pyramids filled me with awe. But so did a different monument – a living wonder.Day 7 of my February dream tour of...
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of...
‘Fossil Fuels Are Killing Us’: Scientists Publish Sweeping Review of Industry...
"The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fossil fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises that jeopardize the breadth...
TikTok Hosts Second Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town
TikTok has hosted its second Annual Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town, bringing together government officials, regulators and industry leaders. Delegates from South...
Fighting for Global Gender Justice: Campbell & Company Announces Women’s Link...
"We are proud to support Women's Link through...
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...
Southeast Asia’s Economies Can Gain Most by Packaging Ambitious Reforms
Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Nikada/iStock by Getty...
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...
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...
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...
Primedia Instore Joins Shop! SA as Founding Member
Primedia Instore, a division of Primedia, has announced it is joining Shop! SA as a Founding Member. This collaboration signifies Primedia Instore's commitment to...
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...
‘Clean Creatives SA’ Pledge Leads Sustainable Advertising and PR
Fossil fuels — coal, gas and oil — are the main drivers of climate change, leading to severe consequences for South Africa. The advertising...
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...
Corona Launches ‘Corona Botanic Spots’
Corona has launched 'Corona Botanic Spots' — a campaign that replaces traditional static billboards with living, air-purifying plant installations. Designed in the shape of...
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...
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...
Get ready for a partial solar eclipse across Europe and parts...
NEW YORK -- The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun this weekend during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern...
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...