.Sun 03 November 2024: Hamas will soon begin the process of deciding who will next head the militant Palestinian organization following the Oct. 16, 2024, killing of former leader Yahya Sinwar – but the task won’t be easy, or quick. What makes his replacement as chairman of Hamas’ political bureau a hard one is that since the Oct. 7, […]
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Sat 02 November 2024: The last two summits of Brics countries have raised questions about the coalition’s identity and purpose. This began to come into focus at the summit hosted by South Africa in 2023, and more acutely at the recent 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia. At both events the alliance undertook to expand its membership. In 2023, the first […]
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Thu 31 October 2024: Some 1 million Batswana will vote amid worries about the economy as diamond dollars fall. In the midst of a punishing drought and a massive drop in diamond revenue, up to 1 million eligible voters in Botswana are heading to the polls in a tense general election on Wednesday. Africa’s longest-serving […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: The convergence of political power and economic dominance in India has often drawn comparisons to the rise of fascist regimes in history. A popular sentiment is that when politicians and businessmen form close alliances, the result can resemble fascism—a claim that finds resonance in the current political scenario of India. The […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: Lawyers submit hundreds of pages of evidence to meet Monday ICJ deadline to prove, on paper, that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza. Johannesburg, South Africa – While South African legal researchers were in an undisclosed location last week, racing against time to finalise hundreds of pages of evidence proving Israel’s […]
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Sun 27 October 2024: Since October last year, Israeli officials have not only made genocidal statements but have been acting upon them physically. As Palestinian health authorities report, Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 42,600 Palestinians so far, the majority women and children. The United Nations also states that Israel’s bombardment has damaged or […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza over the past year has prompted a number of questions regarding the “international community”. How, for example, is this genocide being allowed to happen? Why has the UN not been able to stop it? Are international courts powerless? Are all these institutions really neutral […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: The countries that were relatively richer prior to colonisation are now the poorest, and they are dependent on foreign aid while struggling to even pay off low-interest debts. Burundi, a country in East Africa, has been identified as the world’s poorest country in the latest World Bank report. The nation of […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day. The country also struggles to […]
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Fri 11 October 2024: “Your hair feels like pubic hair.” That was one of the first insults that someone hurled at my hair. She was a junior at my school. She would touch my hair and repeat this sentence to all present. I had to threaten her with violence to get her to stop touching […]
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