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Issues P4
1 February 2016
Newspaper: Africa
Title: Vanguard Newspaper- Microsoft retools 50 Nigerian teachers in 21st century digital
teaching skills
Date: 29 February 2016
Location: Nigeria
Summary: The article mainly focuses on Microsofts efforts to teach new technology to
Nigerian teachers despite their uninspired attitudes towards modern teaching tools. Microsoft
believes that by teaching these teachers how to use technology such as an excel sheet, that
students will have a chance for a more advanced and promising education.
Intellectual: This article could be placed under the Intellectual section of PIRATES because its
content focuses on education techniques and developments.
Technological: This article could also be placed under the Technological section of PIRATES
because Microsoft is using modern technology in order to educate teachers in Nigeria.
U.S. News: I did not happen to see this article in the U.S. News.
Impact: Theres not much of an impact on the U.S., however, Nigeria may be greatly impacted
by Microsofts efforts to introduce a more modern way of teaching, and therefore learning.
Title: Horseed Media- Somalia President urges Somalis to preserve mother tongue
Date: 21 January 2016
Location:Somalia
Summary: In this article, the wish of the Somalia President to preserve and protect the Somali
language is displayed. He stresses the protection of the countrys mother tongue because of its
importance to the culture and heritage of the people.
Social: This article could fall under the Social aspect of PIRATES because of its focus on the
opinion and support of the Somalia President.
U.S. News: This article most likely did not appear on U.S. News as it is not relevant to the U.S..
Impact:The news presented in this article does not have an impact on the U.S., but it has a
bigger impact on Somalia and its culture.
Title: Zambia Daily News- Illegal fish imports cost State over K30m
Date: 1 February 2016
Location: Zambia
Summary: The article states that Zambia is losing K30 million a year because of illegal fish
importation, depriving the country of foreign earning and worsening the countrys struggling
economy because illegal importers do not pay duty fees to the government.
Economic: This article could fall into the Economic section of PIRATES because of the fish
smugglings negative impact on Zambias economy.
U.S. News: This article most likely did not appear in any major U.S. news because of its main
impact on Zambia.
Impact: The illegal importation explained in this article has a great impact on Zambias
economy and fishing industry as fish-smugglers do not have to pay fees to the government
making everything cheaper and more successful than legal fish importation.
Title: The Chronicle- Soldier lose $18K to magician
Date: 29 January 2016
Location: Zimbabwe
Summary: This article is about how two soldiers were conned into giving Brian Moyo, a man
who claims he can turn Z$5 notes into millions of U.S. dollars, a combined total of $18,500.
Moyo was charged with fraud and pleaded not guilty as he claims that he is a middle man to
ancestral spirits.
Social: This article could fall under the Social aspect of PIRATES because it is actually quite
humorous how two men could fall victim to such a ridiculous crime.
U.S. News: This article would not have appeared in U.S. News because it is more specific to
Zimbabwe.
Impact: This article does not have a large impact on the country of Zimbabwe, but on the three
individuals involved in the crime.
Title: Standard Digital- Stem cell bandage can heal wounds quicker thanks to gel made from
seaweed
Date: 30 January 2016
Location: Kenya
Summary: This article is about a new health technology produced at Newcastle University that
allows for the faster and more practical usage of stem cell bandages, used to heal wounds or
burns. This new technology can be applied all around the world as the research shows the gel
from seaweed can protect the cells for up to three days.
Technological: This article could be placed in the Technological section of PIRATES because it
focuses on a new and improved health technology.
U.S. News: This article did appear in U.S. news on Bing News.
Impact: The technology described in this article impacts people and their health all over the
world because of its advanced ability to heal the stem cells in the human body.