Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Egypt: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Egypt’s parliament overwhelmingly backed constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to remain in power until 2030. Some opponents have criticised the amendments as a step backwards for democracy.
Politics and Society The invisible trauma of women in Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle
The narrative of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle focuses on the heroism and exploits of men, largely ignoring the experiences of many young women in liberation camps and the discrimination and abuse they suffered at the hands of male soldiers, says Mako Muzenda
Politics and Society Web of hate is rooted in putting all Muslims in one category
Some Muslims hide their identity, pretending to be less devout than they actually are, in a bid to deflect Islamophobia.
Politics and Society When Africans mourn disasters beyond our borders
Why are so many of us, not to mention our leaders, so quick to speak out when calamity strikes in the West, but we remain unmoved and silent about our continent’s own tragedies?
Politics and Society The Gambia’s sign off ratifies the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement
The Gambia has become the 22nd country to approve the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This means that the minimum threshold has been met for the agreement to finally come into force.
Politics and Society Are Sudan’s uprising and Algeria’s protest the African manual for political change?
Protest of the kind seen in Sudan can lead to change. More important, however, is to realise that sustained and committed protest might be required to ultimately ensure the kind of change that the people want.
Politics and Society Student resistance in South Africa: the SASO nine trial and Steve Biko
Fifty years after the founding of South African Students’ Organisation this anti-apartheid movement remains a model for student activists.
Politics and Society African countries that carried out executions in 2018
Many countries have abolished the death penalty because absolute judgments are not only irreversible but inhumane. Although progress has been made against the death penalty, with Burkina Faso abolishing it for “ordinary crimes” and Gambia declaring an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International reported that numerous executions were still carried out in 2018.