How Kenya’s degree requirement for top political posts turned into a fiasco: Simon Maina/AFP/GettyImages The rush for academic credentials is nothing new ahead of a Kenyan election. Candidates are challenged about the existence or validity of their university degrees, and controversy is common. This is because, under Kenya’s elections act, contestants for president, senator and, …
London’s Marble Arch Mound was a fiasco in a city losing so many green spaces – but pop-up parks can work: The Marble Arch Mound has been dubbed the "worst attraction" in London. PA Images/Alamy The original plans for the temporary Marble Arch Mound in London depicted an inviting green space with thick vegetation and …
Three things the European Super League fiasco tells us about the future of football: Football fans protested proposals for the now axed European Super League Neil Hall/EPA The plan by 12 football clubs from Spain, Italy and England to form a “European Super League” (ESL) collapsed in less than 48 hours in the face of …
South Africa in the news: Fears Europe’s Covid third wave could spread to the UK within weeks after AstraZeneca vaccine fiasco: Professor Neil Ferguson said “important decisions” are coming up as the Government eases the ban on international travel – and warned the UK must not let the South Africa variant become dominant.: “South Africa” …
Fyre festival fiasco: exploitation of Caribbean islanders highlights colonial legacy of tourism: Ja Rule and Billy McFarland in still from Netflix Fyre documentary. Netflix Luxury, consumption, hedonism and sexual conquest are all tropes that have been long associated with travel to the Caribbean. The 2017 luxury music event Fyre Festival, masterminded by rapper Ja Rule …
South Africa in the news: Top 5 on Fin24: BLSA backs Ramaphosa’s R1.2trn investment drive, ABSA distances itself from Steinhoff’s fiasco: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s initiative to raise R1trn in new investments over five years could add 4 percentage points to the country’s foreign direct investment, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) said on Thursday, as it …