Kenya’s brutal police have been exposed again – why the system fails people: The recent killing in Kenya of a young man in police detention highlights a string of systemic failures to hold the country’s security officers accountable for their actions. Despite public outrage and protests, Kenyan police officers continue to use inhumane, brutal and …
Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers: The COVID inquiry is possibly the most sophisticated and wide-ranging blame game that has ever played out in British politics. That said, the great benefit of public inquiries, as opposed …
Kids are exposed to violent war images: trauma expert sets out how you can protect them: In today’s screen-filled world, many children and teens have nearly continuous access to media. Estimates from the United States suggest that school-age children spend four to six hours per day watching or using screens. Adolescents spend as much as …
The divisions exposed in Britain by the conflict in the Middle East: Much of the reaction in Britain to a crisis that has yet to acquire a specific designation, has concentrated on words used, and not used – their significance amplified by what their use, or non-use, may be held to mean. “Pogrom is one …
How often do you think about the Roman empire? TikTok trend exposed the way we gender history: Andrej Maculskij/Shutterstock How often do you think about the Roman empire? This question, posed to men by their partners on social media app TikTok, has led to a storm of viral videos. Women are amused to discover the …
Bank account closures don’t just affect ‘politically exposed persons’ – sex workers have struggled with financial exclusion for years: BongkarnGraphic/Shutterstock The fallout over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account has shed light on how financial institutions handle “politically exposed persons”, whom they may view as high-risk clients. Farge, the former Ukip leader, who held …
What is a ‘politically exposed person’ and why do the likes of Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage claim the status prevents them getting bank accounts?: Reports vary as to why the private bank Coutts decided to close the account of former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. He claims he was excluded for his political views, the …
Fur seals on a remote island chain are exposed to huge amounts of toxic heavy metals – yet somehow, they’re healthy: Juan Fernández fur seals were once hunted for their semi-waterproof fur. Constanza Toro Valdivieso, Author provided Juan Fernández fur seals are so poorly understood that they were considered extinct for nearly a century before …
South Africa is scrapping special work permits for Zimbabweans – migrants will be left exposed: Immigrants, mostly Zimbabwaens, crowd the entrance of a government refugee centre in Johannesburg, in 2008. John Moore/Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, …
Dominic Ongwen: how the case of a former child soldier exposed weaknesses in international criminal law: Guilt and innocence are rarely clear-cut, even in the most heinous of crimes. The recent appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), shines a light on the complexity of defence in international criminal law. …
House speaker election: fight over Kevin McCarthy’s leadership has exposed limits of Trump’s power: Days after what was supposed to be a victory lap for Kevin McCarthy, and Republicans still haven’t figured out who the next speaker of the House will be. The chamber had taken eleven votes as this article went to press, with …
The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed: Plastic pollution is a growing global problem. Shutterstock This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more sustainably …
James Hutton Brew: Gold Coast abolitionist who exposed Britain’s anti-slavery hypocrisy: The Cape Coast castle is a lasting legacy of the slave trade Adam Cohn/Flickr The literature and research on the abolition of slavery in places like Gold Coast (modern day Ghana) has tended to have a Eurocentric focus. Most has focused on colonial anti-slavery …
Cape Town’s caracals are exposed to harmful ‘forever chemicals’ through their diet: Caracals feed mainly on native, wild species. Jacque Smit If you live near or have visited Cape Town’s urban edge – where urban and natural areas meet – you may have been lucky enough to spot a caracal. These adaptable, medium-sized wild cats …
COVID shutdowns exposed flaws in Uganda’s transport system: how to fix them: Motorcyclists at a traffic light in Kampala, Uganda. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Uganda has lifted the last remaining COVID-19 restrictions on economic activity. This allowed boda-bodas (motorcycle taxis) to fully operate again beyond their 6pm curfew. The past two years …
South Africa in the news: Exposed: The unexpected Achilles’ heel of the CMO: Insights from ongoing fieldwork for Agency Scope South Africa 2021/2022 provides insights into current trends defining marketers’ most pressing concerns and …: “South Africa” – BingNews South African Firefighter Battles Cape Town Blazes and Inequality: Slee Mbhele signed up to fight wildfires …
South Africa in the news: Covid-19 has exposed our loopholes: Jazz musician Erik Paliani has been performing since 1995. Throughout, he has maintained that genre. Although the genre is associated with the elite or the old, the musician insists that it is the …: “South Africa” – BingNews ‘Please pray for South Africa, we are …
How COVID-19 exposed the systemic ageism at the heart of Britain: Media coverage of elderly deaths throughout the pandemic revealed the deep-seated ageism that exists in the UK. Alrandir/Shutterstock The UK public cares deeply about injustices. In the first few months of 2021, thousands of people took to the streets demanding much-needed social changes, from Black …