How philanthropy carves out new colonies Big Pharma, Big Tech exploit in form of investment
India recently eliminated all labour laws and currently, it is in the process of removing or amending the Farmers’ Rights Act, as well as environmental laws to ease access to food. This is what allows for the transfer of wealth to happen, social justice and anti-genetically modified organism (GMO) advocate,...
Big Pharma vs Big Tech: When choice is removed from people’s life, democracies stop, life is threatened
In this interview, social justice and anti-genetically modified organism (GMO) advocate Vandana Shiva, discusses her book, “Oneness vs the 1 Per Cent,” which she co-wrote with her son, in which she argues that the ultra-wealthy elite is responsible for a majority of the environmental, financial and health crises currently facing...
Reducing influence of elites on youth in South Sudan requires building resilience, sustainable livelihoods – official
Elite interests complicate local peacebuilding efforts in South Sudan, with some opinion leaders arguing that the current approach treats the symptoms of violence rather than the institutional issues that creates conflicts. While communities may agree to halt a conflict, far off elites often have other ideas. “Whatever political rivalries there...
Pressure on groups to meet donor demands in South Sudan has led to commercialisation of peace – report
South Sudan’s fraught peace agreement and transition have been blamed for fuelling a series of conflicts that have divided communities and contributed to humanitarian indicators reaching levels unseen even during the 2013-2018 civil war. Yet efforts by local and international organisations to reduce such conflicts are often falling short, over...
Investigative journalist lays bare how Big Pharma bribed social media to conceal facts on Covid vaccines
Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna, lobbied Twitter and other social media platforms to set moderation rules that would flag purported Covid-19-related “misinformation,” according to Lee Fang, who reported on the latest “Twitter Files.” Published January 16 on Twitter and in The Intercept by investigative journalist Lee Fang,...
Report: To address violent extremism in Africa, the AU needs to prioritise non-military responses
At the end of October 2022, the Somali capital Mogadishu suffered another suicide bomb attack, which killed 121 people and injured more than 300. According to United Nations sources, in 2022 alone, 613 civilians died and 948 were wounded in attacks by the Islamist al-Shabaab terrorist group. Last year’s death...
Fear, corruption and neglect push Ghanaians to bury evidence of illegal fishing, abuse on Chinese vessels
On July 5, Ghanaian fisherman Essien went missing from the Meng Xin 15 trawler off Accra coast. Is brother James says that Essien had dinner with the rest of the crew of the Chinese vessel before they headed back to their cubicle to sleep. The next morning, he was nowhere...
How Chinese terror and unbridled greed decimating Ghanaian fish resources, locals reduced to slaves
When it comes to abuse and corruption on Chinese fishing vessels in Ghana, Bright Tsai Kweku has seen it all. He has seen Chinese crew treating local fishermen like “slaves”, he says. “They beat them, they spit on them, they kick them,” Kweku says. “I have been through that before.”...
Preliminary data for Omicron infection, deaths in China show Covid outbreak peaked in December
China’s massive Covid-19 outbreak probably peaked in late December, according to a preliminary analysis on the number of infections late last year and data on travel between cities. But public-health experts are frustrated by a lack of official data on the magnitude and severity of the outbreak. For close to...
New report links baldness and excessive male hair loss to high consumption of sugary liquids
Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) is on the rise and scientists are linking it to increased consumption of sugary liquids. According to research findings, the phenomenon is the most common form of hair loss in men, affecting around 30-50 per cent of men by age 50. According to Medical News...
