Vatican bans investments porn, gambling, weapons and defence industries, pro-abortion facilities
The Vatican on Tuesday issued an overarching investments policy to ensure they are ethical, green, low-risk and avoid weapons industries or health sectors involved in abortion, contraception or embryonic stem cells. The guidelines order Vatican departments to close their investment accounts or stock holdings in foreign banks, including in Italy,...
Scrappy management: Employee productivity and retention are directly linked to their direct manager
Gallup research captured in the book 12: The Elements of Great Managing, and expounded upon in Marcus Buckingham’s book First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently found that the most significant factor in employee productivity and retention is their relationship with their direct manager. This...
Sudanese woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery determined to overturn verdict
A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the first known case in the country for almost a decade. Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was arrested by police in Sudan’s White Nile State last month. Tiyrab says she is appealing against the decision. The majority of...
Rhumba Big Bang: Franco and Verckys split that reshaped African industry music forever
A rebellion in Orchestra Oscar Kashama (OK) in 1968 gave Africa rich a cultural diversity that lives on to this day.It happened when OK – later renamed Orchestra Kinshasa – band leader Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (Francois) was away on a business trip in Europe and forever changed the course, tenor...
