Ukraine war increasingly seen as ‘fought by the poor’, as Zelensky raises taxes and proposes strict mobilisation laws: After the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, Kyiv finds itself at a major crossroads and with no easy options. The demand late last year by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for the mobilisation of an additional 500,000 …
Ukraine war: what we know so far about reports of battles being fought across the border in Russia: Reports have emerged of fighting inside Russia involving pro-Ukraine or anti-Putin troops engaged in combat in the Belgorod Oblast. This is a region close to Russia’s border with Ukraine, with a mixed Russian and Ukrainian ethnic population. …
Ruth Weiss, journalist who fought apartheid, finally honoured in South Africa: A holocaust survivor who also witnessed apartheid, Ruth Weiss will receive national honours. Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images A prophet has no honour in their homeland, goes the biblical adage. But of the many places that journalist, author and activist Ruth Weiss has …
Ukraine: how uncrewed boats are changing the way wars are fought at sea: When Ukraine successfully deployed self-driving “drone” boats for a major attack on the Russian navy at Sevastopol in Crimea in September 2022 it was a defining moment that changed the future of naval warfare. Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) have been used before, …
The pandemic nearly killed theatre – the creative way it fought back could leave it stronger: When the UK went into lockdown in 2020, its multibillion-pound theatre industry could have ceased to exist. However, the vacuum caused by this physical shutdown served in many cases as a spurring force for increased creativity and resourcefulness. Productions did …
James McCune Smith: new discovery reveals how first African American doctor fought for women’s rights in Glasgow: Engraving of James McCune Smith by Patrick H. Reason. New York Historical Society James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. Born in 1813 to a poor South Carolina runaway …
Afghanistan: progress on women’s rights has been hard fought – now everything is at risk under the Taliban: When the Taliban was in power between 1996 and 2001, women’s rights to education and employment were brutally violated. They could only go out in public if accompanied by a male relative and, even then, had to …
Why young Ethiopians in Oromia and Sidama fought for change: A queue of eager voters in Hawassa, Ethiopia, during the Sidama referendum in November 2019. Photo by Michael Tewelde/AFP via Getty Images Young people have been key drivers of social and political change in Ethiopia going back to the closing decades of the imperial era. …
Remembering Medu, the South African art collective that fought apartheid: Detail of the poster And the People Vote for Nelson Mandela. Judy Seidman/Medu Art Ensemble Medu Art Ensemble was based in Gaborone in Botswana between 1979 and 1985. Medu (meaning “roots” in Sepedi) played a key role in shaping South Africa’s culture of struggle against …
South Africa in the news: Covid could become an annual winter disease – fought by combined jab: “It may mean that we have to immunise every year with a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine which is tailored to variant strains.” …: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa ‘have a number of tours against India’ …
South Africa in the news: Covid could become an annual winter disease – fought by combined jab: “It may mean that we have to immunise every year with a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine which is tailored to variant strains.” …: “South Africa” – BingNews ICASA silent on 5G auction participants: South Africa’s telecommunications …
South Africa in the news: From childhood, grad fought inequitable treatment of others; law school is her next goal: Injustice has always spurred April Karina Guevara Espinoza to do battle for those who are being inequitably treated. The School of Public Affairs’ fall 2020 Outstanding Graduate plans to do it someday …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: We Fought Against South African Apartheid, and We’re Appalled by Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension: Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party is shameful, not least because he is one of the party’s most steadfast longtime anti-racist activists. We should know: we fought by his side to end …: “South Africa” – …
Strong leadership fought COVID-19 in Africa: the next step is to harness research: A response led by scientists and researchers must be central to any current and future threats. Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images African countries are still reeling from the effect of measures, such as lockdowns, taken to contain the spread of COVID-19. …
Liu Xiaobo: a voice of conscience who fought oppression for decades: Only a few weeks after being diagnosed with a late-stage liver cancer in late May 2017, the world learned that China’s most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, died at 61 in a hospital in the north-east region of China, where he was born. As the …
I was stationed at a small base outside of the Hanscom U.S. Air Force Base in Massachusetts from 2008 to 2012, where I was responsible for the majority of the Air Force’s software programs. My job was to take the existing command center, a behemoth known as the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC), and …
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