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Money is always a tricky subject. Some of us inherit a host of our parents’ bad habits and fears. Many of us develop our own. It’s therefore not surprising that bad situations can develop when complicated and emotionally charged personal relationships are part of the mix. Bomikazi Zeka unpacks what can go wrong when money becomes entangled in a toxic relationship, and how to spot the signs that financial abuse is at play.
If you have a desk job, and are sitting for long hours every day, it could be bad for your health. Physical inactivity is known to cause chronic health conditions such as obesity and heart disease. There is some good news though. Philippe Gradidge carried out a study of South African office workers and found any movement was better than none - even walking to make a cup of coffee can help. He unpacks his findings.
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Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra
When money is entangled with relationships, it can often become a tricky situation.
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Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand
Office workers are sedentary for hours at a time. Our research looked at what they should do to stay healthy.
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Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University
In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looks to the past to offer a vision of the future.
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Matthias Krönke, University of Cape Town; Thomas Isbell, University of Cape Town
Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
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From our international editions
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Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University
Haiti is descending into anarchy, causing the gang leader behind the violence to emerge as the country’s most powerful leader.
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Simon Turner, UCL; Colin Waters, University of Leicester; Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester; Martin J. Head, Brock University
Geologists recently voted down a proposal to formally recognise the Anthropocene.
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Christopher Damman, University of Washington
Salt is an essential nutrient that has helped civilizations flavor and preserve their foods for millennia. Too much dietary salt, however, is linked to a host of health problems.
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Hayley O'Neill, Bond University
Many dieters vouch for the effect of intermittent fasting on their body – but what about their brain?
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C. Michael Sampson, University of Manitoba
However exciting the technological developments may be, the task of reading and analyzing the Greek and Latin texts recovered from the papyri will fall to human beings.
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