How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia: As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for the presidential election, conspiracy theories are swirling everywhere. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a disinformation expert about the central role these theories play in Vladimir Putin’s …
Macron in Africa: a cynical twist to repair the colonial past while keeping a tight grip: French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo (R) during Macron's visit in July 2022. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images In late July 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron concluded a tour of Cameroon, Benin …
Tanzania’s Hassan has made changes: but the ruling party retains a tight grip: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images She may have been Tanzania’s ‘accidental president’, but Samia Suluhu Hassan has used her first year in office to cement her power. The way in which she took over the position put …
Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa’s small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather: A woman checks maize crop on a small scale farm in Chinhamora, about 50 km north of Harare. ALEXANDER JOE/AFP via Getty Images Right now, countries in the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a multi-season drought. There have …
South Africa in the news: U.S. Yields Set to Tighten Grip on Emerging-Market Currencies: Slowing economic recovery amid a resurgent pandemic is leaving emerging-market currencies vulnerable to a selloff.: “South Africa” – BingNews Fauci on third shots; South Africa registers 10,139 new cases: South Africa registered 10,139 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to …
South Africa in the news: A Grip on Sports: As Jon Rahm wins the U.S. Open, the game is still looking for that one breakout star to emerge: A GRIP ON SPORTS • Every sport ever played has evolved in the past decade. If you have been watching the Olympic swimming or the track and …
South Africa in the news: A Grip on Sports: As Jon Rahm wins the U.S. Open, the game is still looking for that one breakout star to emerge: A GRIP ON SPORTS • Every sport ever played has evolved in the past decade. If you have been watching the Olympic swimming or the track and …
Ramaphosa appears — finally — to have his grip on South Africa’s ruling ANC: Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa as well as of the ruling party, the African National Congress. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images If the outcomes of the most recent meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) of South Africa’s governing party, …
How strong your grip is says a lot about your health: Grip strength declines with many health conditions. Lars Hallstrom/ Shutterstock The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength – which assesses the …
The absurdity of empire in JG Farrell’s The Singapore Grip: In 2017, the then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson paid a visit to the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar. Approaching the giant Tharawaddy Min bell that hangs in the pavilion, Johnson began muttering lines from Rudyard Kipling’s classic imperial poem The Road to Mandalay: For …
Alexei Navalny poisoning: what theatrical assassination attempts reveal about Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia: Vladimir Putin’s intelligence and security organs have used a variety of lethal ways over the past few decades to dispatch those who oppose him or the Russian state – an increasingly difficult line to draw. These murders and attempted …
JG Farrell’s The Singapore Grip: new TV adaptation brings to life the final book by one of the UK’s finest novelists: SIngapore Grip: the final book in JG Farrell's Empire Trilogy. ITV Pictures In March 2020, when it became clear that my university campus was about to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, I hastily …
South Africa in the news: SA trade union lambasts Zimbabwe vicious grip of a failed liberation movement: Numsa general-secretary Irvin Jim blasted the country’s governing party and former liberation movement, Zanu-PF, as despotic and accused the ANC-led government in SA of being timid to call it out.: “South Africa” – BingNews England vs Pakistan: Ben …
Grip on Sports: The way the M’s won last night was weird, but…: Seattle's Denard Span, left, Cameron Maybin and Mitch Haniger celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday in Seattle. The Mariners won 5-4 in 10 innings, when Maybin scored on a balk by Dodgers relief pitcher Dylan Floro. : Weird News …
Democracy in peril: Burundi’s referendum will cement Nkurunziza’s grip on power: A sign at a candlelit vigil tells the story of a country sliding further into authoritarianism. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA The citizens of Burundi, the small country in Central Africa that borders Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are about to vote in …
South Africa in the news: South Africa tighten grip over scandal-hit Australia as wickets tumble in final Test: Temba Bavuma was left stranded on 95 not out as South Africa tightened their grip over scandal-hit Australia after reducing the hapless visitors to 110 for six at the close on the second day of the fourth …
The 20-year-old child murder case that continues to grip Sweden: Arvika in Sweden, where the boy 'Kevin' was killed. Petter Hebak/flickr, CC BY A child murder case from 20 years ago is once again getting enormous attention in Sweden. Two young brothers – aged five and seven – were believed at the time to be …
Kenya’s universities have been adrift for years, they must now get a grip: A new tuition block towers above older buildings at the University of Nairobi. Not even Kenya's top institution is spared in a new quality audit. Reuters/Noor Khamis A recent audit of public and private universities has laid out in the open what …