(2024-03-04). Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding. sanews.gov.za Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding | Emerging farmers in the priority areas of poultry, piggery, grains, vegetables, red meat, cannabis, aquaculture, rabbit, bee farming and agri-processing have been invited to apply for funding. | This is part of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment's efforts to grow the agricultural sector, create jobs and alleviate poverty in the province. | The CASP which closes on Friday, is informed by the department's elevated priority focus to maintain sustainable food security in the province. | "We are making a call to the historicall…
(2024-03-04). World: How can gender equality reduce poverty? reliefweb.int
(2024-03-04). The Estate Tax Exemption is $27.2 Million for a Couple. cepr.net The New York Times had a piece on the tax code changes that will take effect next year unless Congress acts to extend current provisions. One of the items on this list is an increase in the amount of wealth exempted from the estate tax. The piece lists the amount currently exempted as $13.6 million, …
(2024-03-04). Can Brazil Convince the World to Tax Billionaire Wealth? counterpunch.org 
Recent weeks have brought three more eye-popping glimpses of our world's unconscionable concentration of income and wealth . . . The fabled luxury automaker Lamborghini, for the first time ever, has sold over 10,000 vehicles in a single year. Lamborghini's current 2024 Revuelto model starts at $608,358 . . . Google co-founder Larry Page has
(2024-03-04). Drake pays off random fan's $160k debt! albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – In his recent Kansas City concert, Canadian rapper Drake took the internet by storm after paying off a $160,000 mortgage of a random fan's deceased mother after receiving a note from them. The Candian rapper made headlines after promising to pay off the debt and said through the microphone at the T-Mobile Center: "You said, 'Pay off my mom's house, rest in peace.' Your mom passed away? Alright. And you owe… Oh, this is the outstanding balance right here. This is a lot of money right here. But you know what, I'm going to pay off your momma's house for you."Drake pays off a random fan's $160k debt!
(2024-03-04). In 9 Charts: India's Growing Debt Problem Has 'Crisis-Like Symptoms'. cadtm.org
(2024-03-04). Recovery work in Uruguay after strong storm. plenglish.com The Municipality of Salto reported damage to roofs of houses, falling trees, branches and poles in various parts of the capital of the same name. | The Nueva Hespérides weather station recorded winds from the southwest at 82 kilometers per hour, although the National Emergency System reported gusts of around 100 kilometers per hour in the Cerro neighborhood. | Technicians of the state-owned company Usinas de Transmisión Eléctrica (UTE) are working to reestablish the service, which was interrupted in some 4,000 homes. | UTE reported that the rains and the intense winds damaged the medium and low voltage infrastru…
(2024-03-04). Humanitarian Aid Drops Into Gaza Only 'Theater'. popularresistance.org The US joined other countries in dropping aid to Gaza by air on 2 March, an effort that aid groups describe as "theater" that contributes to chaos on the ground and does little to prevent the famine Israel is imposing upon 2.3 million Palestinians. | US Central Command announced Saturday that Air Force C-130s, working with Jordan's air force, dropped containers packed with more than 38,000 meals onto the besieged enclave. | The containers were dropped by parachute over the besieged enclave's Mediterranean coastline to allow "civilian access to the critical aid," Central Command said.
(2024-03-04). Has The Global Healthcare Workforce Crisis Finally Reached A Tipping Point? popularresistance.org There is a global healthcare workforce crisis. That healthcare workers are underpaid, overworked and physically and emotionally stressed is widely recognised in many countries. The wider crisis across many nations is well-documented by unions and international organisations. | This week, a decision was made which promises concerted action to end the crisis. Health ministers and ministries from almost 50 countries signed up to a commitment to "address health workforce shortages by concerted action to train, retain, and improve the working conditions of health and care workers".
(2024-03-04). From Hilde, With Love: Resistance to fascism then and now. wsws.org With its portrayal of the young anti-fascist Hilde Coppi, Andreas Dresen's new film recalls the varied forms of resistance to Hitler pursued by young people and working-class circles—so-called ordinary Germans.
(2024-03-04). Future of work is 4 days a week, new UK study shows. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — A year since 61 companies in the UK agreed to join a study to explore a 4-day work week, 89 percent of the companies decided to keep the structure after newly released study revealed that reduced working hours increase a company's total output.The study started in 2022 by the research organization Autonomy, alongside the 4-Day Week Campaign and 4-Day Week Global, prompting participating firms to complete their usual workload but with 80 percent of the available weekly work time, without any wage reductions.A year later, 89 percent of the companies decided to extend the new work model until the en…
(2024-03-04). Comprehensive testing helps diagnose and manage rare genetic disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lauri's daughter, Christy, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, was instrumental in getting Lauri the testing she needed for an accurate diagnosis. Multiple doctors and multiple examinations could not figure out why Lauri Sieben had spent much of her life "never feeling quite right" physically. Fortunately for Lauri, that changed after her daughter Christy began working as a genetic counselor in Mayo Clinic's Molecular Technologies Laboratory. After seeing similarities between the patient testing she was…
(2024-03-04). Indians are being tricked into fighting for Russia with promises of work in Dubai. scmp.com One victim travelled from his home in northern India in the hopes of working for a consultancy in UAE. Instead, the 31-year-old science graduate was shipped off to a military base in Russia and given weapons training.
(2024-03-04). I've Been Unhoused; It Could Happen To You, So Let's Stop Criminalizing It. popularresistance.org For a period in 2005, I was one of the more than 740,000 people who were experiencing homelessness at that time in the U.S. | On an eastern section of Sunset Boulevard where tourists never venture, there's the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic — less chic than it sounds. Still, they had services ranging from medical care to showers, and for those seeking the latter, they'd give away those little test packets of shampoo and conditioner that used to come in magazines and in the mail. Herbal Essences was a favorite. | After a quick rinse and a change of clothes, I could walk out of the clinic being treated like a r…
(2024-03-04). Harris, Pope Francis call for ceasefire in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – United States Vice President Kamala Harris have urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after about 5 months of war during which 30,410 have been killed.She said on Sunday: "Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table," Al Jazeera reported.According to the VP, a ceasefire in Gaza will allow the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, and it will allow the entry of a significant amount of aid to people facing famine and starvation in the Gaza Strip. What we are seeing every day in Gaza…
(2024-03-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 150: Israel is 'engineering famine' in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Amnesty International says Israel is "engineering famine" in Gaza. Organization head Agnes Callamard adds, "all states that cut UNRWA funding, sold weapons and supported Israel bear responsibility too."
(2024-03-04). India stands out as "Poor and 'Very' Unequal Country" in the World- Says a Report. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff India is one of the most unequal countries in the world, according to the World Inequality Report. India stands out as a poor and very unequal country. India, labeling it as a "Poor and 'Very' Unequal Country" on a global scale. The findings of this report shed light on the economic …
(2024-03-04). Victoria's voluntary assisted dying review told of cruel delays, access inequality. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-04). India stands out as "Poor and 'Very' Unequal Country" in the World- Says a Report. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff India is one of the most unequal countries in the world, according to the World Inequality Report. India stands out as a poor and very unequal country. India, labeling it as a "Poor and 'Very' Unequal Country" on a global scale. The findings of this report shed light on the economic …
(2024-03-04). War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza | Yazan al-Kafarna, a 10-year-old with cerebral palsy, died in the al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah after suffering from malnutrition | | Yazan al-Kafarna is one of the latest to die of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza since th…
(2024-03-04). More Gaza children die of hunger as Egypt truce talks resume. newarab.com 
More and more children in Gaza are on the brink of malnutrition and severe dehydration, UNICEF has warned, as at least 15 children have died in the enclave due to a lack of food and water. | Israel's war on the territory continues to rage, as bombardment has been reported in Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City. The death toll on Sunday has reached 30,410, according to the health ministry in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Hamas officials have arrived in Cairo, Egypt in a bid to come to a truce agreement, while Qatari and US envoys are reportedly present. | A Hamas official said a ceasefire deal could be secured "within 24 to…
(2024-03-04). Tell the Truth About Israel's Crimes Against Humanity. counterpunch.org 
Israeli forces killed more than a hundred Palestinians and wounded more than 700 on February 29, 2024 during a distribution of food aid in Gaza city, pushing the Palestinian death toll to 30,000 since October 7, 2023. The food aid massacre was straightforward in its deadliness as armed Israeli forces aimed weapons at desperate, hungry Palestinian civilians and killed