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United States

Canary in the coalmine: How Christopher Dorner keeps showing up in protest music
Friday
/ 24 September 2020

Canary in the coalmine: How Christopher Dorner keeps showing up in protest music

Musicians break genre boundaries and, through the lyrics about the Los Angeles police officer who killed cops, express black anger

By Lloyd Gedye
Rights are at risk without principled leadership in the US Supreme Court
Opinion
/ 22 September 2020

Rights are at risk without principled leadership in the US Supreme Court

COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to be elected president again

By Gretchen Wilson-Prangley
The bloody battle to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Opinion
/ 20 September 2020

The bloody battle to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Neither side will hesitate for a second to do anything to win

By John Davenport
US foreign policy may be creating instability in Africa
Africa
/ 17 September 2020

US foreign policy may be creating instability in Africa

Sometimes, the best foreign policy might be not to get involved at all

By Gyude Moore
The cost of Covid: 25 years of progress, halted
Africa
/ 16 September 2020

The cost of Covid: 25 years of progress, halted

Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report

By Simon Allison
Vote, if you want to save the US from the one-man wrecking crew
Opinion
/ 13 September 2020

Vote, if you want to save the US from the one-man wrecking crew

It’s worth surmounting the voter suppression obstacles — but on the other side litigation and postal votes will probably delay the results of the presidential poll

By Barbara Ludman
Death in small-town America
Coronavirus
/ 5 September 2020

Death in small-town America

As the coronavirus continues its deadly march, funeral directors in small-town America quietly attend to burying the dead

By Peter Rothpletz and Kiri Rupiah
Where do Africans study abroad?
Education
/ 5 September 2020

Where do Africans study abroad?

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

By M&G Data Desk
More than a game: NBA players in wildcat strike to protest racial injustice
Sport
/ 27 August 2020

More than a game: NBA players in wildcat strike to protest racial injustice

In 1961, Bill Russell led his fellow Boston Celtics in refusing to play in an NBA game in protest of systemic racism. It happened again on Wednesday.

By Refiloe Seiboko
The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa
Africa
/ 23 August 2020

The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa

A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa

By Dan Banik and Nikolai Hegertun
They came for the American Dream, but the land was still beckoning
Africa
/ 22 August 2020

They came for the American Dream, but the land was still beckoning

Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market

By Jakki Kerubo
Paediatricans call for schools to reopen
Coronavirus
/ 11 August 2020

Paediatricans call for schools to reopen

The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners

By Fiona Kritzinger
Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise
Business
/ 8 August 2020

Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise

Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity prices up to 15% from next year April 2021.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company
World
/ 4 August 2020

Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company

China’s foreign ministry pushed back, calling Washington hypocritical for demanding TikTok be sold

By Paul Handley
Black Lives Matter – turning point at a historic moment
Opinion
/ 24 July 2020

Black Lives Matter – turning point at a historic moment

The protests that have taken place in the United States confront the racialised edifice that built the modern world

By Anthony Bogues
Kamaru Usman: Never-ending Nigerian Nightmare
Africa
/ 18 July 2020

Kamaru Usman: Never-ending Nigerian Nightmare

Kamaru Usman has become the dominant force in mixed martial arts

By Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
The new ‘invisible enemy’
Africa
/ 14 July 2020

The new ‘invisible enemy’

Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter

By Hisham Aïdi
Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public
Coronavirus
/ 13 July 2020

Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

By Sarah Smit
The orchestrators of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen
World
/ 12 July 2020

The orchestrators of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen

As the crisis continues to unfold, the biggest threat may be the vested interest in maintaining the civil war Therefore, with no end in sight to the conflict plaguing the nation, the question worth asking is: who benefits from a Yemen at war?

By Cameron Joseph
Unpacking the myths and misunderstandings in the Covid-19 vacuum
Health
/ 12 July 2020

Unpacking the myths and misunderstandings in the Covid-19 vacuum

The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.

By Philip Machanick
Cartoon: Carlos on turd immunity
Cartoons
/ 10 July 2020

Cartoon: Carlos on turd immunity

Standing out from the herd isn’t always a great idea

By Carlos
Black Lives Matter: The South African economy’s unfinished business
Business
/ 10 July 2020

Black Lives Matter: The South African economy’s unfinished business

Tshegofatso Mathe spoke to people in the South African business world about structural racism in our economy, and what must be done to overcome it

By Tshegofatso Mathe
We were arrested in Uganda while protesting for black lives
Africa
/ 2 July 2020

We were arrested in Uganda while protesting for black lives

White supremacy must be held to account if systemic anti-blackness is to be rooted out of society

By Kelsey Nielsen and Caleb Okereke
The blankest spot on Trump’s world map
World
/ 29 June 2020

The blankest spot on Trump’s world map

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa

By Alex Park
End voluntourism and the white saviour industrial complex
Africa
/ 26 June 2020

End voluntourism and the white saviour industrial complex

We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start

By Rosebell Kagumire
Review: America through Ilhan Omar’s eyes
Africa
/ 24 June 2020

Review: America through Ilhan Omar’s eyes

In this memoir, the first Somali-American woman elected to the US Congress describes how she got there

By Ifrah Udgoon
Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power
Africa
/ 23 June 2020

Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken

By Doug Coltart
Militarisation, repression and capitalism in the US
World
/ 21 June 2020

Militarisation, repression and capitalism in the US

A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity

By William I Robinson
Trump awakes human decency
Opinion
/ 18 June 2020

Trump awakes human decency

The US leader’s outrageous rule and overt bigotry roused the white middle class from indifference

By Philip Machanick
Some black lives matter, others don’t
Opinion
/ 18 June 2020

Some black lives matter, others don’t

We condemn the killing of a black Americans, yet women, African foreigners and queer people are regularly abused and killed in SA

By Andile Zulu
‘Fake news’ fears as Covid-19 highlights the dangers of misinformation
Coronavirus
/ 16 June 2020

‘Fake news’ fears as Covid-19 highlights the dangers of misinformation

Reliable news coverage is needed more than ever, but trust in the media is at an all-time low

By Sarah Smit
Why we need to dismantle the East-West hyphen
Coronavirus
/ 11 June 2020

Why we need to dismantle the East-West hyphen

Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?

By Loraine Law Yuen
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