On one side of the world:
8 billion people, around 1 in 6 people, drinks water contaminated with faeces.[1]More people have access to mobile phones than working...
On one side of the world:
8 billion people, around 1 in 6 people, drinks water contaminated with faeces.[1]More people have access to mobile phones than working...
Sunday was International Women’s Day. It adopted the strapline “Make it Happen”. It’s a clear statement that enough talking has been done – it’s time to...
Any thoughts on today’s cartoon? How have we got into a situation when so few people hold such an incredible proportion of the world’s wealth?...
What do you think? Any comments or thoughts are welcome…
On 2nd January every year, the streets of Cape Town, South Africa, are filled with ecstatic crowds. It’s the Kaapse Klopse (‘Cape Clubs’) carnival, a time of joyful music, bright costumes, and unified community.
Kaapse Klopse has its roots in the regrettable days of slavery. Until the 1830s, slavery was common in South African society. Like us, the slaves celebrated New...
What could you buy with €1? Most places in Ireland wouldn’t even give you a glass of lemonade for this price, let alone a Mocha coffee! Yet for a quarter of India, a quarter of a billion people, this is...
Just over a month ago, India’s Mars probe, the Mangalyann, survived the 298-day journey to Mars, and was successfully in orbit around Mars. The Indian space programme is the fourth to reach Mars, after...