A press conference for Southern African media and stakeholders on 18 May has kickstarted the African lobby behind an independent report on racist police violence in the United States (US) by three major international legal bodies.
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Why few women in Senegal speak out about their rapists
The Senegalese culture of discretion, called “sutura”, inhibits survivors of sexual violence from publicly denouncing perpetrators.
Politics and Society Africa can’t stay out of the space race
Can Africa avoid getting sucked into the 21st-century contest, or should it also reach for the stars?
Politics and Society South Africa: Call for Israeli embassy in Pretoria to be closed
Large Palestinian solidarity march held in Cape Town.
Politics and Society Book shows the folly of painting Mandela as either saint or sellout
The suggestion that Mandela single-handedly achieved democracy is as intellectually threadbare as the charge that he was centrally responsible for the failure to transform South Africa.
Politics and Society South Africa: Hundreds protest against Israeli airstrikes
Protesters demand South Africa boycott, divest and impose sanctions on Israel. About 300 people marched to Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to protest against the recent deadly Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
Politics and Society Now there’s a chance of justice for Thomas Sankara, it’s useful to review what got him killed
Burkina Faso is still in the throes of chaos decades after the assasination of the charismatic president.
Politics and Society What a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents may mean for South Africa
“Extraordinary times … call for extraordinary measures”, said Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative, last week as she announced that the Biden administration supports waiving “IP protections on Covid-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic”.
Politics and Society Kenya has its first female chief justice: why this matters
Justice Martha Koome’s ascendance to the role of Chief Justice raises hope and expectations among many for a better world for women and children.