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Democracy and charisma: A dangerous liaison
In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?
The end of Gandhi’s India
The current dispensation is becoming a majoritarian Hindu state as Narendra Modi promotes hatred and intolerance of Muslims and minorities
Terrorism used as excuse to suppress Kashmir
Within India, the Bharatiya Janata Party government is stoking Islamophobia by using religion as an instrument of identity politics
Orange is the new grey for Bangladeshi beards
Facial hair of sunset tones is now the go-to look for older men wanting to take off the years, with an array of henna options available
Easter blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill at least 207
The attacks were the worst act of violence to hit the country in the decade since the end of a bloody civil war that killed up to 100 000 people
NZ begins releasing bodies to families in Christchurch mosque attack
The bodies of the first six victims have been released by the coroner to their families, while Prime Minister Ardern labels the gunman a 'terrorist'
40 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings
40 people have been killed by an Australian extremist at two mosque shootings in New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch
Mozambique’s mysterious insurgency
Armed militants are burning villages and beheading civilians in northern Mozambique — and no one knows who they are, or what they want
Auction group cancels sale of historic burial land in Bo-Kaap
'If those developers start digging, they’re going to find the remains of our ancestors,” says Igsaan Higgins, who argued against the sale'
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Ebrahim Patel MIA as the South African National Accreditation System battles its board
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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
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