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South African officials will inspect workplaces to see if firms are employing undocumented foreigners, the home affairs minister says. Malusi Gigaba added that more than 60 employees of retail chain Spar “without documentation” had been arrested. Gigaba warned that firms would be “penalized” if they breached the law, and said they should not fuel tensions by “playing locals against foreigners.”
by Tom Paulson Rajiv Shah, director USAID Dr. Rajiv Shah, director of USAID for the Obama Administration, took time out…
Here’s a good example of how to use a foreign policy argument to justify reneging on a commitment that wasn’t…
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Most people know, or at least think they know, what the government means when it talks about international development. What…
Okay, so maybe we have enough studies now. It’s come down to how much money we want to spend to…
It’s not a new idea that the rich should give their money back to society. Andrew Carnegie, when he was…
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by Tom Paulson Smart Global Health Policy meeting Someday, perhaps it will be enough to say that making people healthy…
As Bob Dylan once said, something is happening here but we don’t know what it is. Honestly, I can’t for…
One of the biggest challenges in global health is getting accurate information. I once interviewed a health official in Abidjan,…
CDC Dengue is spreading globally Dengue fever, also known as “breakbone fever,” used to be confined to a small part…
More than a decade ago, a creative Bellingham father-and-son duo invented some Vitamin-A fortified fake rice (basically rice pasta, shaped…