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Feb 5, 2021 Domestic Violence – There is a Way Out! Last week, we told you about the troubling issue of gender-based violence, with a look at how women and girls are mostly affected. In the second part of our story, we look at some of the measures in place to help those who are affected by this violence. While a lot more has to be done to address the cultural attitudes toward domestic abuse, there is also a need for legislative reform and additional support for survivors. In this sto...

The Nigeria National Resource Charter (NNRC) has commended recent efforts by the National Assembly toward ensuring the passage into law of the protracted Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The NNRC, a non-profit policy institute that promotes effective management of natural resources for public good, made the commendation in a statement issued by its Programme Coordinator, Ms Tengi George-Ikoli on Friday in Lagos. George-Ikoli said both the Senate and the House of Representatives had demonstrated c...

Volunteers hit the road Article by Residents have no reason to fear Operation Seek and Save, the ambitious Government initiative which rolled out earlier today and is intended to hit the majority of households over the next two weeks. Coordinator of the project Dr Dion Greenidge, who serves as Programme Coordinator of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies’s M.Sc. in Management, gave the assurance that the privacy of those interviewed would be protected and all t...

Budget 2021 | Three major omissions in the education sector Budget 2021 fails to prioritise children’s right to education with no additional support for safe reopening of schools and re-enrolment of out-of-school children Ankit Vyas Representative image (PC- MoneyControl.Com) The year 2020 saw two historic events in Indian school education. The first was the release of a National Education Policy (NEP) after 34 years. The second was the large scale...

You can subscribe here. /// EDITOR’s TAKE While the shift to Asia as the world’s economic centre of gravity has already happened, Europe also seems slow to wake up to the realisation that ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific might need to go beyond trade. Obviously, we’re not speaking about Europe aspiring to be a traditional hard power player in Asia, especially as tensions are too high in the region for Europeans to be interested in military endeavours beyond the growing Franco-Brit...

Sri Lanka’s first ever sign language journalist Suranga Udari made her debut recently with a report on the coastal region in Galle. Udari dealt with pollution, an issue that had affected the country in spite of promises made by successive governments to tackle it. It was Sri Lanka’s first ever sign language report. Suranga Udari was born deaf, but loved journalism. She wanted to become a journalist from a very young age. She was nominated by her fellow employees at the Sri Lanka Central F...

Bumper crops, yet food prices are spiralling. Why? Something is not right 28 January 2021 2:43 PM Household food basket PMBEJD Share This: "A basket of basic foods has breached the minimum wage," says Mervyn Abrahams. Working hard, yet your kids go to bed hungry... South Africa is a hungry nation. Households spend almost R200 per month more on essentials than five months ago, according to the latest Household Affordability Index. The Index tracks ...

Household Affordability Index shows a worrisome increase in food prices 27 January 2021 4:54 PM Share This: Economic Justice & Dignity Group Programme director Mervyn Abrahams says they have seen in an increase in prices of staple food. The January 2021 Household Affordability Index, shows that the average cost of the Household Food Basket increased. The affordability Index tracks food price data from 44 supermarkets and 30 butcheries in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and S...