Stock markets have been falling all year on concern the world risks slipping into a recession, which begs the question: how would we know if we were in one?
China’s long march to economic reform is underway.
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The credit-ratings agencies are already circling to cut the UK’s grade if it votes to leave the EU. Here’s how their calculations work, and what we should do about it.
Funding for South African higher education is inadequate considering past inequalities. Even more alarming is the fact that plans for research development and innovation in science remain elusive.
Australia can balance energy, water and food needs with the environment.
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One of the experts behind the ONS’ well-being project explains why it’s so important for the government to know how you’re feeling.
University of Cape Town scientists work in the Drug Discovery and Development Centre. More needs to be done to keep Africa’s scientists on home ground.
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If the continent is to grasp the science and technology revolution, then governments should take the lead in both policy formulation and implementation.
Perhaps this is not technically a recession, but certainly it looks, smells, and feels a lot like one.
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A new Tory government, but true-blue business owners might be feeling short-changed.
Victoria Island waterfront in Lagos. President Buhari needs to emulate China and South Korea by urgently investing in science and technology to take Nigeria’s economy to the next level.
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The amount our workers produce has been stagnant for a while now, but there is a boost to be had in increasing labour force involvement in their jobs and the business.
Women make up 90% of the world’s nurses.
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A budget speech that fails to discuss basic measures of how the economy going is revealing in itself. Joe Hockey is the first treasurer since at least 1981 not to mention GDP.
The Australian government needs to be concerned about our rising debt levels.
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