September 11, 2020

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How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks

September 11, 2020EditorResearch and Studies

Garde AH, Begtrup L, Bjorvatn B, et al. How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 8]. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020;3920. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3920 Abstract Objectives This discussion paper aims to provide scientifically based recommendations on night shift schedules, including consecutive shifts, shift...

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Stella Ndabeni’s husband implicated in Usaasa theft

September 11, 2020EditorNews

By Ayanda Mdluli Johannesburg – A draft forensic audit report commissioned by the Universal Service Access Agency (Usaasa) of SA in 2011 made adverse findings against a number of employees in the organisation which included the businessman and now husband of Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Thato Abrahams, while he was an employee at the organisation....

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Africa’s digitalization and the ecological dilemma

September 11, 2020EditorUncategorized

Source: https://www.alainet.org/en/articulo/208136 Cédric Leterme 28/07/2020 Almost everyone is convinced that Africa’s economic and social development is dependent upon its “digital transformation”. Yet the continent is already paying a heavy social, economic and maybe above all environmental price for the development of these technologies. Under these conditions, can we imagine a digital development that is both...

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5G and the Myth of a Green Transition

September 11, 2020EditorNews

by jobak17 11 September 2020 Far from absurd conspiracy theories about spreading coronavirus, Jo Baker argues that the rapid and seemingly unstoppable spread of 5G is happening without consultation or due consideration of the economic, environmental and climatic impact of such technologies. 5G infrastructure is currently being rolled out in many of our towns and cities....

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BioInitiative Report 2020: Updated Research Summaries (September 2020)