Category: Opinion

SEXUAL PREDATORS AT SCHOOL: WHY SOUTH AFRICAN LAW IS FAILING TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TEACHERS

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Thu 24 April 2025: Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct. When cases of misconduct in schools emerge, they tend to follow the same pattern: public outcry, media […]

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IS THE US DOLLAR AT RISK OF A ‘CONFIDENCE CRISIS’?

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Thu 24 April 2025: Amid the financial market fallout which followed Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the value of the US dollar has plunged. But while United States stock markets have largely recovered since then, the greenback – which typically gains in value during periods of financial turbulence – has continued its […]

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AFRICA DOESN’T NEED AID. IT NEEDS CONTROL OVER ITS CRITICAL MINERALS

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Mon 21 April 2025: African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry. In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US […]

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IS ZIMBABWE WOOING DONALD TRUMP BY PAYING WHITE FARMERS AND ENDING TARIFFS?

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Fri 18 April 2025: Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far. Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers […]

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WILL US PRESSURE TACTICS ON LEBANON MAKE HEZBOLLAH DISARM FASTER?

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Wed 16 April 2025: Beirut, Lebanon – Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions. An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership last year – as well as hundreds of civilians, including at least 200 children – left the group reeling […]

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RABBIS ARE TAKING CONTROL OF THE ISRAELI ARMY INSTEAD OF GENERALS

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Fri 11 April 2025: Amid a rising wave of religious influence in Israeli political and party circles — driven by the ruling right-wing coalition —Jewish Torah-based organisations have become the largest source of donations to Israeli soldiers on military bases. These donations primarily consist of religious texts, including the Torah and the Talmud, highlighting the […]

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THE PASSAGE OF THE CONTENTIOUS WAQF BILL: ANOTHER HINDUTVA CONSPIRACY AGAINST INDIA’S MUSLIMS

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Fri 11 April 2025: India’s Hindutva government has taken a controversial step by passing amendments to the waqf (Islamic endowment) law, which appears to be a blatant attempt to seize control of waqf properties, including mosques and other religious sites. The new Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by both Houses of Parliament on 2 and […]

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WAVE OF KASHMIR DISAPPEARANCES, MYSTERY DEATHS SPOOK TRIBAL COMMUNITY

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A group of Gujjar men gather to mourn and talk about the recent disappearances and deaths in Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir [Sajad Hameed/Al Jazeera] Tue 08 April 2025: Young men disappear, their dead bodies found weeks later in canals. Authorities claim they drowned or died by suicide. Kashmir’s Gujjars refuse to believe that. Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir […]

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SECTARIAN LIES, SOCIAL MEDIA WARS, AND THE BATTLE FOR SYRIA’S TRUTH

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Tue 08 April 2025: A systematic disinformation campaign backed by influential people like Elon Musk is stoking a new fire in Syria as the country strives to emerge from the shadows of Assad’s notorious regime. Last month, colleagues and I gathered in Istanbul for a workshop titled ‘Syria: Religion in Revolution, War, and Displacement’.  As […]

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