Race still divides South Africa – study shows little transformation in new suburbs in country’s economic hub: As South Africa reflects on 30 years of democracy, it’s important to ask whether its cities have changed for the better when it comes to racial mixing. During apartheid, South Africa’s residential development was segregated in law along …
How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides: Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan. Scientifically, it is difficult to tell how much social media can be blamed for …
Israel-Palestine conflict divides South African politicians – what their responses reveal about historical alliances: Hamas’ brazen and deadly attack on Israel on October 7 elicited varied responses within the South African political scene. These diverse reactions reflect the long history, since before democracy in 1994, of South African engagement with the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The conflict …
Academic and vocational education divides students – radical change could make education more equal: Xavier Lorenzo/Shutterstock Politicians across parties are proposing ways to promote vocational education in England. Rishi Sunak has pledged to limit “rip-off” university courses and boost apprenticeships – diverting school students away from university and towards vocational education. Labour leader Keir Starmer …
Four climate strategies that could reach across partisan divides: Linh Do / flickr, CC BY-SA Within the US, climate change is still a divisive issue. In Donald Trump, 71 million Americans voted for a candidate who denies and disputes climate science. Either they agreed with him, or they didn’t feel strongly enough to let it …
South Africa in the news: After A Bitter Election, Can Americans Find A Way To Heal Their Divides?: NPR’s All Things Consideredhas spent weeks asking experts how the nation can move forward after a bitter election. They say healing is possible, but people have to be willing to try.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa …
Jürgen Schadeberg: chronicler of life across apartheid’s divides: Jürgen Schadeberg in 1955 with trainee photographers at Drum, Peter Magubane, left, and Bob Gosani. Both became well-known photographers. © Jürgen Schadeberg I read about Jürgen Schadeberg’s death while listening to Abdullah Ibrahim’s song Threshold and thought about how, in the last two years, so many of …
South Africa in the news: As migration to South Africa swells, one man helps bridge cultural divides: Marc Gbaffou is the go-to guy for migrants in South Africa when they’re dealing with problems, especially threats of violence. As chairman of the African Diaspora Forum (ADF), a nonprofit organization he founded a decade ago to safeguard …
‘Breksit’ or ‘bregzit’? The question that divides a nation: Britain is divided. With the clock ticking on negotiations in Brussels, neither national leaders nor the wider public can agree on one of the most fundamental questions arising from the vote to leave the European Union: is it pronounced “breksit” or “bregzit”? Linguistic differences are crucial …