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Red Tape Ensnares Asylum-seekers in South Africa
Asylum-seekers entering South Africa are no longer being issued with the necessary documents to apply for refugee status. Without a so-called section 23 permit, they are being turned away from Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) and denied the opportunity...
Powerful Mathematical Model Greatly Improves Predictions for Species Facing Climate Change
UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced the most comprehensive mathematical model ever devised to track the health of populations exposed to environmental change. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, published Dec....
South Africa’s 2011 Census Draws to a Close
With 98.8 percent of enumeration areas being visited during the 21-day period of the 2011 Census, mop-up operations are due to begin tomorrow, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Monday. How People Arrived Here: 2011 south africa census results...
South Africa’s Census 2011 Continues With High Spirits
The first day of Census 2011 is “continuing with high spirit”, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Monday.
India to Attend 8th International Abilympics Held in Seoul
8th International Abilympics, a vocational skill competition among the person with disability, is scheduled to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from September 25-30, 2011.
India Suffers Shortage of Seasonal Farm Workers
India’s Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has observed that farming operations in major agriculture producing states are faced with problem of availability of labor during peak crop season.
United Nations Refugee Agency Helping Congolese Refugees in Gabon Return Home
The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese in Gabon, that left their homes during the 90s civil war, to return to their country over the next week as a Sunday deadline by the Gabonese government looms for the 9,500 people to either...
Changing Attitudes in Nigeria to Contraception
Health workers say an apparent rise in contraceptive use in Nigeria stems largely from a willingness by traditional and religious leaders in some regions to use their influence in promoting reproductive health.
