Gun control in South Africa: tightening the law, and more
Aug 22, 2021 01:36 am UTC| Politics
Statistics produced by the police and mortuary surveillance systems in South Africa have consistently shown that firearms are the most commonly used weapons to commit murder and other violent crimes, such as carjacking and...
'OK Boomer': how a TikTok meme traces the rise of Gen Z political consciousness
Aug 22, 2021 01:35 am UTC| Politics
The phrase OK Boomer has become popular over the past two years as an all-purpose retort with which young people dismiss their elders for being old-fashioned. OK Boomer began as a meme in TikTok videos, but our research...
Afghanistan only the latest US war to be driven by deceit and delusion
Aug 22, 2021 01:26 am UTC| Politics
In Afghanistan, American hubris the United States capacity for self-delusion and official lying has struck once again, as it has repeatedly for the last 60 years. This weakness-masquerading-as-strength has repeatedly...
How politicians use French rap to stoke divisions
Aug 22, 2021 01:18 am UTC| Politics
In 2021, two cases have put rap at the heart of media debates in France. The first concerns the rapper Médine. On 18 February, MP Aurore Bergé, a member of President Emmanuel Macrons governing party,...
Indonesia's obsession to maintain social order hinders equal treatment of minority faiths
Aug 22, 2021 01:16 am UTC| Politics
A few weeks ago, Religious Affairs Minister Cholil Yaqut Qoumas became a target of public criticism and praise for congratulating followers of the minority Bahai faith in Indonesia on celebrating their Nowruz...
Climate change: why government failure to act isn't the problem
Aug 22, 2021 01:09 am UTC| Nature Politics
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report underscored the dire state of the climate crisis, concluding that immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to...
As the Taliban's grip on Afghanistan tightens, New Zealand must commit to taking more refugees
Aug 22, 2021 01:05 am UTC| Politics
With a Defence Force Hercules now en route to Afghanistan to assist with rescue and evacuation, New Zealand joins a 60-country response to the unfolding calamity. Yet doubt still surrounds just who is eligible for the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects