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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Fri 11 October 2024: The British government has stopped Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla, a staunch supporter of Palestine and its people, from coming to give a series of talks in the UK. Critics say that the government has cited spurious grounds for the visa ban. Chief Mandla Mandela has, until now, travelled freely around the […]
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Mon 07 October 2024: South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be based primarily on renewable energy, such as solar, wind and green hydrogen. Such a transition is deeply contested. Those with direct and indirect commercial interests in […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: On 2 October 1187, Ayyubid Sultan Salah Al-Din (known in the West as Saladin) liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders nearly a century after they captured the holy city from the Fatimid Caliphate. What: Saladin’s liberation of Jerusalem Where: Palestine When: 2 October 1187 The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem With a cry of ‘Deus vult!’ […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: It is not the time to address the earth-shattering attack on the central command of Hezbollah, the horrific assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the regional and international repercussions of the attack. The operation crowned an unprecedented wave of escalation using airstrikes, drones, and cyber attacks (the “Pager” and “Walkie-Talkie” explosions) […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: Consecutive United States administrations have failed to make Africa a priority, giving China more than enough time and space to make its mark. For years, Washington’s economic influence in Africa has stalled. Sanctions, low-policy priorities, selective outreach and changing investment volumes have collectively ensured the United States has little financial leverage […]
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Wed 25 September 2024: Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution and the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits. But why did this happen to our […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address inequalities in the school system by standardising rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and even the operation of homeschooling. But it has sparked controversy. Education professor […]
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