Sun 27 August 2023: Another terrifying dog attack video has just gone viral on social media. It shows three large bull breed dogs jumping up and grabbing onto a screaming woman in a park. It is understandable that when such videos and media reports circulate there are renewed calls to ban certain breeds. The latest is the American Bully XL, […]
Continue Reading
Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Sun 27 August 2023: As I scrolled through my social media feed, I watched an endearing video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi listening intently while a Greek child sang in Hindi. His face beamed with joy and pride as he interacted with the little girl. Little did she know that thousands […]
Continue Reading
Sat 26 August 2023: In seeking to understand the crimes of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies in her care, a fixation about how “ordinary” she appears to be has emerged. At times like this, we seek answers, which perhaps explains the vague sense that understanding this apparent inconsistency can teach us […]
Continue Reading
FILE – A woman protests with others outside the U.N. refugee agency offices in Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 30, 2019. Fri 25 August 2023: The media’s huge influence comes from the fact that it’s capable of affecting public perceptions. In the light of this we set out to understand how South Africa’s print media […]
Continue Reading
Thu 24 August 2023: The world’s reserve currency is facing a challenge from Global South countries who want options beyond the greenback. Johannesburg, South Africa – For 80 years, the United States dollar has dominated all other currencies. But a grouping of developing countries tired of the West’s looming presence over global governance and finance is […]
Continue Reading
Wed 23 August 2023: The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the war in Ukraine has brought to the fore once again the term “Global South.” “Why does so much of the Global South support Russia?” inquired one recent headline; “Ukraine courts ‘Global South’ in push to challenge Russia,” declared another. […]
Continue Reading
Anti-gay protesters rally in Jinja, east of the capital Kampala (Rex Features) Sun 20 August 2023: Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country’s vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of the Bank taking a more progressive approach to human rights issues. While […]
Continue Reading
Sat 19 August 2023: Imagine the weight of responsibility for caring for a child when you are not yet fully grown yourself, and the fear of being shamed by parents, fellow learners, and even strangers within the community? Vast numbers of adolescent mothers, many of them very vulnerable, exist across Africa, but there remains little […]
Continue Reading
FILE PHOTO: Police cordon off the scene where 15 people were killed by unknown gunmen inside a tavern, in Nomzamo, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jul 10, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Siyabonga Sishi) Thu 17 August 2023: Police say kidnappings rose from 3,832 cases in 2013 to nearly 11,000 cases in 2021, with most of those […]
Continue Reading
Female protesters, together with their families, were present throughout the sit-in. At least two dozen women were killed during the security forces dispersal operations on August 14. Wed 16 August 2023: United States President Joe Biden has cast the conflict between the western world and its competitors as a clash between “democracies and autocracies.” This masks […]
Continue Reading
