Unions condemn Facebook bullying, call for bolder steps to tackle ‘news deserts’

Unions condemn Facebook bullying, call for bolder steps to tackle ‘news deserts’

Journalists all over the world have, through their unions, told Facebook and Google to recognise the media as an essential service and stop exploiting them. In speaking out against Facebook and Google, journalists say they want to secure, support and sustain public-interest journalism on radio and television, in print and...

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Covid control dilemma: Should we send the less-effective vaccine to Africa?

Covid control dilemma: Should we send the less-effective vaccine to Africa?

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi knows that a vaccine that offers 70 per cent protection against Coovid-19 could be a valuable tool against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria – especially if that vaccine is cheap and doesn’t have to be stored at extremely cold temperatures. But what if another vaccine — one...

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