London, 10 October 2019
Image captionTurkish-backed rebels from the Free Syrian Army, pictured here crossing the border into Syria,… Continue reading
“Eastern Cape: ‘The worst drought in a thousand years’” Daily Maverick
By Estelle Ellis, Johannesburg, 10 October 2019
Cape Town may have avoided Day Zero, but there are parts of South… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: War, Human Rights
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“China slams Apple’s decision to allow police tracking app for Hong Kong protesters”, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC/Reuters,October 6, 2019
The Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily, has lashed out at Apple Inc over an… Continue reading
“How Canada’s First Female Chief Justice Helped Define the Country’s Rights and Freedoms”, The Walrus Magazine
By Rachel Giese, The Walrus Foundation, Toronto, Justice/October 2019
Beverley McLachlin presided over some of the most pivotal cases in… Continue reading
“250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030”, The Guardian
Sarah Boseley,Health editor, London, 2 Oct 2019
Exclusive: experts say obesity rates soaring as governments fail to tackle junk food… Continue reading
“At 70, People’s Republic Of China Faces Economic And Political Headwinds”, NPR
Emily Feng, September 30, 2019
Major streets have been cordoned off for hours at a time, leaving restaurant and bar… Continue reading
“Sleepwalking our way to extinction: The climate crisis must be made part of our national conversation”, Daily Maverick
Khanyisa Melwa, Opinionista, Johannesburg, 30 September 2019
There is a sense among many young people that although we acknowledge that… Continue reading
“Impeaching the Peach One”, The New York Times
By Maureen Dowd, Opinion Columnist, Sunday Review (part of The Impeachment Inquiry Begins: Six Times Opinion writers weigh… Continue reading