Six Robert De Niro films that explore alienation, isolation and loneliness

Jun 03, 2024 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Loneliness has followed me my whole life, says Robert De Niros character, Travis Bickle, in Taxi Driver. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. Theres no escape. Im Gods lonely man. This same quote...

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Jun 03, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Africas share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they do among themselves. Africa needs to improve its share of...

Race still divides South Africa – study shows little transformation in new suburbs in country’s economic hub

Jun 03, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

As South Africa reflects on 30 years of democracy, its important to ask whether its cities have changed for the better when it comes to racial mixing. During apartheid, South Africas residential development was...

Internships are linked to better employment outcomes for college graduates – but there aren’t enough for students who want them

Jun 03, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Internships can play a vital role for students looking to break into a career, but they arent always available for all the students who want them. And even when they are, they may not be high quality. Here, Matthew T....

Mexico’s voters set to make history by electing the country’s first woman president

Jun 03, 2024 11:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Tens of millions of Mexicans will go to the polls on June 2 to vote in the countrys largest election in history. The election will allow voters to decide more than 20,700 positions at the local and national levels. This...

Malawi faces a food crisis: why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done

Jun 03, 2024 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year. Drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern has affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming households in the...

Uncertain times for South Africa’s foreign policy as country heads for coalition government

Jun 03, 2024 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

After South Africas 29 May election, the African National Congress has lost the electoral majority it held for 30 years, but remains the party with the highest number of seats in parliament. This makes it a key partner in...