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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), in collaboration with the Mail and Guardian, launched the inaugural ‘The Big Africa Debate’ on Tuesday in Cape Town. The debate series will critically examine topical subjects from the continent’s political, economic, and social realm, focusing on Africa’s bankability and infrastructure development. The first …

The consensus among scientists is that we are in an era of global heating and extreme weather events, primarily due to the devastating effects of human action on the environment. Why are researchers concerned, and what are the implications for health? The Lancet Countdown team is a group of over …

Text size People walk through Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022 in Berkeley, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images About the author: Stanley Litow is Accenture Professor of the Practice at Duke University and a trustee at the State University of New York. He previously served as president of …

Asia Geopolitics | Politics | Risk Intelligence | South Asia What does the future hold for Pakistan? Credit: ImranKhanOfficial via FacebookAdvertisement Podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) are joined by Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki), a columnist for The Wire, to discuss Pakistan’s April 2022 political crisis, which led to the end of Imran Khan’s …

As Pakistan’s Imran Khan fought to retain his post in the face of mounting pressure this month, the now-former prime minister pointed the finger at the United States to explain his political downfall. Khan accused Washington of conspiring with the Pakistani political opposition to remove him from office, saying US …

On a brisk Monday in Houston in early March, dozens of protesters gathered across the street from the giant Hilton hotel hosting CERAWeek, the energy industry’s hallmark annual conference. Their signs accused the corporate executives inside of betraying humanity in pursuit of financial return. STOP EXTRACTING OUR FUTURE, read one. …

In a time of geopolitical chaos and inflation, Simon Mikhailovich’s extreme wealth preservation strategies don’t seem so paranoid. Cyberattacks. Inflation. Pandemic. Is your money safe? The question is asked by Simon Mikhailovich, a Russian émigré and entrepreneur who is in the business of selling a certain kind of safety. His …

On 7 April, we woke up to the horrific images of a pile of ashes, the remains of Elvis Nyathi (43), a Zimbabwean man, who was brutally murdered after a violent mob stoned and burnt him to death in Diepsloot, South Africa. His only crime was ‘failing to produce a …

At the end of 1948, when the memory of the Second World War was still fresh in people’s minds, the General Assembly of the recently created United Nations (UN) adopted a text that would become a benchmark, a point of reference and an ideal: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. …

CHICAGO – The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2020 have been named to the 2021 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual list selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA. The list was announced …