Population Boom and Economic Busts
I can remember vividly the time I was the third child in a family of five before the cute addition of another baby boy. Instantly, every other member of the household had to make urgent [...]
7 Easy Ways to Celebrate Peace Day
Every 21 September is Peace Day. It’s a day to lay down our weapons in every conflict, from full-on wars to personal spats, and promote the ideals of peace, love and harmony. Organisations [...]
International Day of the African Child
On June 16th 1976, between ten and twenty thousand South African school children walked from their schools to Orlando Stadium in Soweto, peacefully protesting for better standards in education [...]
What was Nelson Mandela’s dream?
“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself” – Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is one of the few truly global heroes of our age. A towering figure whose message of peace, [...]
Aids Deaths Increase Sharply Among Young
A shocking World Health Organisation (WHO) report has shown that there has been a 50% increase in the number of 10-19 year-olds dying from AIDS. This sharp rise contrasts sharply with the wider [...]
The Week In Words
It’s Friday and we all know what that means – reading silly quotes while pretending to work! ”And I hope for the sake of a once mighty – and mighty important – department of state, Mr [...]
Wanted: IT Skills
It is estimated that by 2015 4.4 million jobs will be created globally in IT. At a time of record unemployment this should be music to our ears. Yet, the news is soured somewhat by the fact that [...]