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View from The Hill: Let’s make the argument for, not against, migration: Malinauskas
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (810+ words) It’s not very fashionable to be strongly pro-migration these days. The Albanese government continues to agonise over how to rejig the program to meet its budget targets – including Net Overseas Migration (NOM) falling from about 300,000 at present to 225,000 by 2027–28. The…...
Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state-owned Eskom to clean up its pollution
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1069+ words) About 74% of South Africa’s electricity is generated by coal-fired power stations owned by the state-owned electricity provider, Eskom. These power stations produce greenhouse gas and air pollution and can also pollute nearby streams and rivers. South African environmental law says…...
How cash-in-hand businesses can get stuck in the informal economy
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (785+ words) Around 10% of the UK economy operates off the books. That means billions of pounds worth of cash-in-hand payments that never get taxed. But all of that cash isn’t necessarily being handled by career criminals. Much of it is being earned…...
Partnerships between government, business and civil society are often tense: 3 tips on how to manage them
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (880+ words) The Southern Africa Food Lab has brought businesses, farmers, government and community groups together since 2010 to help address the problems of hunger and malnutrition. When these diverse groups first came together, everyone agreed that the region’s food system was in…...
South Africa has new electricity pricing rules after 18 years: what it gets right and wrong
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (816+ words) The South African government has released a new electricity pricing policy for the first time in 18 years. The policy sets rules that the national energy regulator, the state-owned electricity utility Eskom and municipalities must follow when working out electricity prices....
Mentoring based on young peoples’ strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (591+ words) Nearly 1 million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are currently outside education, employment or training and the number is currently projected to increase. Milburn identifies multiple intersecting reasons for the current situation. He observes that health, education, social services and legal…...
Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change
1+ week, 2+ day ago (696+ words) The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time. Adélie penguins are one of the most abundant predators in the Southern Ocean....
Migrant entrepreneurs aren’t staying in NZ – the new investor visa won’t replace them
1+ week, 5+ day ago (792+ words) Attracting entrepreneurs to New Zealand sounds like a good idea. The country needs innovation, economic growth, greater productivity and more jobs. Turns out, it’s not that simple. In August last year, the government closed the Entrepreneur Work Visa to new…...
The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up
1+ week, 5+ day ago (878+ words) In the raw aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 assault on Israel, one could argue that use of extreme and dehumanizing language by Israeli officials was, if not justified, at least predictable. Trauma of that magnitude can go some way toward explaining…...
Old people in Namibia are going into debt to pay for everyday costs – new report examines strained household budgets
1+ week, 5+ day ago (786+ words) Your grandmother in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you’re told it could take more than 24 hours to arrive, if it comes to your area at all. So you make…...