Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the Middle East and are some of the fastest canines.
Even as the prime minister was being feted in Oslo last year, the seeds of this conflict were being sown.
Rarely have the stakes for the US and the world been as high as they are on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. If Republicans still stand for anything at all, they must come out in opposition to Donald Trump, a man who openly disparages all the values they once held dear.
The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them
If South Africa is prepared to draw on international harm reduction best practice, it could generate good legislation to regulate vaping and e-cigarettes cleverly
Attempts to trade amnesty for information about state corruption have caused conflict as well as controversy in other countries.
The pandemic will challenge international observation missions, but ensuring fair elections in an essential component of American democracy
From the heady days of Obama’s inauguration to the everyday fears of living while black, Jakki Kerubo had a front-row seat to one of the most turbulent periods in US history
Cameroonians are caught between a vicious civil war at home and brutal detention and deportation measures in the countries they flee to
If Nigerians got to choose the next US president, Donald Trump would be the clear favourite
The parliamentary candidates who won in the 2016 elections were those who spent the most
Like blackface, the US election is a stupid inversion of the ‘usual’ trope of being the superpower that offers lessons on governance and rights to Africa
The same government that talks about being in service of ‘our people fails poor, black children whose only dream is to receive an education
Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector
Some curiosities should only seen in a museum.
A Zimbabwean restaurant feeding people in need formed an unlikely addition to Joe Biden’s election campaign
Pushback from strong social movements have recovered democracy for the people of Bolivia and Chile
Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention
Researchers have found that, because ambient fine particulate air pollution aggravates comorbidities, it could play a factor in coronavirus fatalities
Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval
The smartphone is a crucial tool for enabling lifelong learning and has the potential to democratise education, particularly with internet penetration and access to data both continuing to rise
Such campaigns can draw attention to the widespread presence of the very behaviour they are trying to stamp out — and subconsciously encourage people to view it as appropriate
AN OCCRP investigation reveals that Gunvor and Semlex brokered weapons-for-oil deals in early 2011 when Côte d’Ivoire was in crisis, despite a UN arms embargo
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison
More than 300 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by militants who ransack villages and then burn them down.
Police minister Bheki Cele announced on Monday that his team has arrested five suspects who were allegedly involved in the killing of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.
Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and once again, Nigeria is losing out
The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home
Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea
It is important that Africa, along with other regions of the Global South, builds its own vaccine-manufacturing capacity
Fact-checking is appropriate but the platforms’ scattershot approach has resulted in genuine information and messages about Nigerians’ protest against police brutality being silenced