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Galamsey fight will fail without mindset change — Young Dee Group CEO
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Galamsey fight will fail without mindset change — Young Dee Group CEO

Young Dee Group Chief Executive Officer Desmond Darko has urged Ghana’s leaders to address what he describes as the mindset driving illegal mining (galamsey), arguing that enforcement alone cannot end the menace. Speaking on Joy FM’s Personality Profile with Lexis Bill on Thursday, October 29, Mr Darko said the problem went beyond the enforcement of laws and required a change in attitudes, alongside practical alternatives for affected communities.

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Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate
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Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate

About 25,000 members of public chip in £17m towards 3,800-hectare Rothbury estate, described as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ One of the most ambitious nature recovery projects ever undertaken in England can go ahead after campaigners announced they had raised £30m to buy an estate in Northumberland. The Wildlife Trusts’ bid to buy the Rothbury estate, an area the size of Athens, had been championed by David Attenborough who on Friday thanked the public for their help.

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Beyond the battlefield: Crisis communication as a national security imperative, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi
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Beyond the battlefield: Crisis communication as a national security imperative, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi

In the digital age, protecting Nigeria increasingly means protecting the integrity of the information environment in which Nigerians make decisions. The institutions that understand this earliest, prepare for it seriously and communicate most credibly will be better positioned not merely to manage crises, but to prevent misinformation from becoming a crisis of its own.

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Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers
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Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers

From handling explosives and repairing heavy mining equipment to supervising underground operations and training to drive 100-tonne dumpers, women at State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited are moving into jobs long considered a male preserve after amendments to the Mines Act helped open up these opportunities to them. However, challenges remain, including workplace safety, gender bias and physical demands of such roles, writes P. Laxma Reddy

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