HOW AFRICAN SCHOLAR-SLAVES RECLAIMED THE NARRATIVE ON TRANSATLANTIC TRADE

  Historic marker for Omar Ibn Said outside of a mosque named after him. Photo: Gerry Dincher. Tue 30 May 2023: The inspiring stories of scholar-slaves such as Ayyuba Suleiman Diallo and Omar Ibn Said shed light on the overlooked intellectual resilience and cultural heritage during the transatlantic trade. It could have been a perfect, […]

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PROPHETS OF DOOM: KISSINGER AND THE ‘INTELLECTUAL’ DECLINE OF THE WEST

Sun 28 May 2023: It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. But does the centenarian politician have the answers? Every major global conflict that involved the US and its NATO […]

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ERDOGAN PROMISES SUPPORTERS ‘BIGGER VICTORY’ IN RUN-OFF ELECTION

Wed 17 May 2023: Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised his supporters a “bigger victory” when they return to the polls in 12 days’ time in a run-off vote for the country’s top job. Erdogan, who is seeking a third term as president and a five-year extension of his 20-year rule, has appeared in […]

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ERDOGAN DEFIES ‘POLITICISED’ OPINION POLLS IN TURKISH ELECTION

Tue 16 May 2023: Observers surprised after results show president leading his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu by more than 4 percentage points in the first round. Days before Turkey headed into the most consequential presidential election in its modern history, most opinion polls showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan trailing behind opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. However on Sunday, observers […]

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MILLIONS OF YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS ARE JOBLESS: STUDY FINDS THAT GIVING THEM ‘SOFT’ SKILLS LIKE NETWORKING HELPS THEIR PROSPECTS

Mon 15 May 2023: The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for the country’s economic growth and development. But South Africa has not been able to reap this demographic dividend. This is largely due to a skills mismatch. That’s why 60% of its young people (between the ages of 15 […]

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