Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries
Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the […]
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“There is war in Sudan. Many people are getting killed, women raped, men beaten. In Jordan, we just stay at home but it also feels […]
A young dancer with flowing movements is rehearsing a choreography on a large mat in the hall of Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts, […]
Women farm workers achieve justice on the job in Morocco
Wrapped in a warm pink headscarf and thick layers of sweaters and shirts, Nezha Chafik, a farm worker in Morocco, bends as she walks between […]
Resurrections, miracles and faith healing: the religious legacy of John G Lake
South Africans have for decades been hoodwinked by unscrupulous pastors. Recently a spate of incredible “miracles” by these self-styled, flashy miracle men offering healing and […]
African migrants survive in ‘The Cemetery’ to work in the fields and greenhouses of Andalucía
Sidy and Mamadou are two of approximately 800 people who live in El Cementerio (The Cemetery) – a migrant squatter camp of chabolas, or shacks, abutting […]
Africa’s student movements: history sheds light on modern activism
On 9 March 2015, a student hurled faeces at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. This act led to the statue’s removal. It also inspired the […]
How environmental health workers can help climate change mitigation
All the evidence tells us that the world’s changing climate will affect more than the environment. It will have serious consequences for people’s health too. Southern Africa is […]
In Cambodia, Chinese workers earn more, but pay the price with diminished labour rights
When dusk falls over the city, the diggers roars to life. The small team of workers laying the base of the 46-storey Morgan Tower in […]
What to expect as 84 million Nigerians go to the polls
Nigerians go to the polls on February 16 in the first of two sets of elections to choose the president, national assembly and state legislators. […]
Bishop Lavis community protests against gang violence
Bishop Lavis in Cape Town saw four youth shot this past weekend. The community came out to protest gang violence and police inaction this Tuesday, 12 February.
Reinvesting in politics and citizenship: the experience of the yellow vests
Saturday, 1 December 2018, Paris. The morning is just getting started and already the chic Champs-Élysées district is filled with the deafening sound of grenades. […]
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