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GLOBAL STUDENT BODY ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABILITY CHANGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WORLD’S CAMPUSES
A global student body is encouraging universities and colleges to lead societal change that pushes behavioural norms towards more sustainable practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as this summer’s record heat https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20was,(GISS)%20in%20New%20York. Underlines climate change.
Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) International was launched in Denmark during 2019 and has since grown to be an alliance of 27 national and international organisations, working together to promote sustainability on campus, at home and at work.…
SOUTH AFRICA PAINT AND COATING SECTOR FACES TOUGH ENERGY SUPPLY PROBLEMS – BUT LONG-TERM OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE
South Africa’s paints and coatings market is expected to generate USD2.1 billion by 2026 after growing at an estimated 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2026. This is according to India-based market research and data analytics provider IndustryARC (1).…
NIGERIAN’S ASSETS CONFISCATED A DECADE AFTER CONVICTION
A Nigerian politician convicted of corruption over a decade ago has finally seen the GBP101.5 million (USD130 million) he laundered into the UK confiscated by Southwark Crown Court in London. The former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state, James Ibori, had been convicted on 10 counts of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the Nigerian state and its people in the UK during February 2012.…
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PUSH DELIVERY OF UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Higher education students worldwide have been pushing solutions to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI in New York heard yesterday (July 17).
Veronica Dzeagu, chief technical officer, All-Africa Students Union (https://aasuonline.org/…
FATF SUSPENDS RUSSIA FROM MEMBERSHIP
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended Russia from membership because of its continuing military invasion of Ukraine – an unprovoked attack that the UN said by February 20 had killed 8,006 civilians and injured 13,287.
The global AML body’s plenary today (Feb 24) acted following “reports of arms trade between the Russian Federation and United Nations sanctioned jurisdictions, and malicious cyber-activities emanating from Russia”.…
SUNNY AFRICA’S SOLAR POWER STRENGTHS COULD UNDERPIN SUSTIANABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
International solar energy providers are finding business opportunities in Africa as national governments and their development agency partners try to foster growth while targeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG), which encourages access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030 (1).…
MINING MAJOR GLENCORE TO PAY GBP280 MILLION IN UK FINES OVER AFRICAN OIL BRIBERY
International and Switzerland-based mining major Glencore has settled UK bribery cases brought by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), accepting a GBP280.9 million (USD314.5 million) penalty ordered by Southwark Crown Court, London.
This followed an SFO investigation revealing that Glencore Energy UK had paid USD29 million in bribes to gain preferential access to oil in Africa between 2011 and 2015.…
EU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU EXPLORES TOUGHER RESTRICTIONS ON NITROSAMINES IN FOOD AND DRINK
European Union (EU) food manufacturers are facing the potential imposition of new rules on the presence of nitrosamines in food products, following a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) review that ended in November. EFSA has concluded that “it is highly likely that for all age groups dietary exposure to nitrosamines is above the level that could indicate a health concern”.…
AFRICAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY NETWORK CONFERENCE SHARES GOOD PRACTICE ON BOOSTING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
Academics have stressed at an international conference in Tunisia the importance of ensuring African graduates secure jobs after their studies, ideally linked to the expertise they have gained during their courses. They spoke out at the second Annual Academic Summit hosted by the Honoris United Universities (HUU) network of private universities, which was staged on both campuses of Tunisia’s Central University (Université Centrale), Tunis, and the Ariana, Tunis-based ESPRIT: Ecole Supérieure Privée d’Ingénierie et de Technologies, from August 30 to September 2.…
COVID 19 CREATES E-LEARNING SYSTEMS THAT COULD DELIVER TERTIARY EDUCATION TO PRISONS
The Covid-19 pandemic’s expansion of online learning has created new higher education opportunities to teach African prison inmates, even if some jail administrators and government officials have often been reluctant to take advantage of these options. The idea that prison can deliver personal growth and reform as well as punishment and justice is not universally accepted across the continent, restricting the potential of higher online learning for inmates.…