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The trade in the body parts of people with albinism remains a major problem in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The scourge is one of the key issues being addressed at a United Nations expert meeting that begins tomorrow. Charlotte Baker explains why much clearer and more proactive national policies are needed, and how governments can do more to educate communities and demystify the genetic condition.
Public pressure has forced executives at the South African arm of scandal-ridden accounting firm KPMG to quit. Jannie Rossouw argues that the resignations are welcome in a country where more often than not leaders don’t take responsibility for their actions.
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Witchcraft related beliefs pose serious human rights violations for people with Albinism.
Charlotte Baker, Lancaster University
An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights in Geneva is set to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in sub-Saharan African.
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Business + Economy
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Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
KPMG South Africa executives have set a new benchmark for the country assuming responsibility for wrongdoing in their organisation.
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Environment + Energy
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David Obura, The University of Queensland
Amu Coal a Kenyan and Chinese consortium is set to build a coal plant in an area untouched by industrial development. The emissions alone will double the country’s energy sector's CO2 emissions.
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Science + Technology
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Sandra Jasinoski, University of the Witwatersrand; Fernando Abdala, University of the Witwatersrand
Two fossils found in South Africa provide direct evidence of parental care in extinct pre-mammalian ancestors.
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From our international editions
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Holly Eva Ryan, Manchester Metropolitan University
Remote tribes are supposedly safeguarded by a UN declaration, yet a recent alleged mass murder shows they are still vulnerable.
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Christopher H. Lim, Nanyang Technological University; Vincent Mack, Nanyang Technological University
Research shows that technology disrupts economies of scale, turning megacities' huge populations from strength to liability. To survive, megacities, like companies, must adapt.
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Dave Frame, Victoria University of Wellington; H. Damon Matthews, Concordia University
It's still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of the global carbon budget. But it sure won't be easy, and we need to start now.
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Andrew Glencross, Aston University
With such a colourful political past, the British prime minister will be hoping for a show of substance in choosing the Tuscan city.
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