COVID 19 unemployment will slash a fifth off remittances to poor countries
The World Bank is predicting the largest drop in remittances to poor and middle income countries in recent history. It expects COVID 19-related unemployment to slash a fifth of this financial economic lifeline crucial to vulnerable communities. The remittances sent home by Third World citizens working in wealthy countries is three times larger than the […]
Namibia is the freest African country in which to be a journalist
Namibia is the freest country in Africa in which to be a journalist. The World Press Freedom Index puts it top of the continental list and ranks it 23rd in the world. The Paris based non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has been publishing its annual world press freedom index for 25 years. This year the […]