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 …
South Africa in the news: COP26 news live: Latest as Boris Johnson accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over his flight back to London: Countries set out their efforts to bring about the end of coal power as energy day gets under way; Boris Johnson criticised for taking private jet to attend private dinner in London.: “South …
Embrace of Belarusian dissidents highlights hypocrisy of eastern Europe’s asylum policies: Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya gives a press conference in Poland. ZUMA Press Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Central and east European members of the European Union have long been adamant opponents of external migration to the EU. But when it comes to extending humanitarian …
Gender washing: seven kinds of marketing hypocrisy about empowering women: 'We're all about you.' jesadaphorn At a time of so much focus on how women are held back and treated unfairly, corporations spend multiple millions telling us what they are doing to empower women and girls. When this makes them seem more women-friendly than they …
South Africa in the news: Hateful hypocrisy: In hate crime-obsessed Britain, vilifying Covid vaccine ‘refuseniks’ comes with establishment approval: We hear so much in woke Britain about ‘hate crime’ and how terrible it is. But right now, we’re in the midst of an extremely nasty campaign against those who don’t wish to take a Covid …
Philip Morris anti-smoking ads slammed for hypocrisy – and it’s easy to see why: Away with you. Stas Walenga/Shutterstock A new advertising campaign from tobacco giant Philip Morris has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from official health bodies even though it advocates giving up smoking. ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) echoed the sentiment, describing the …
Leaked emails: Ramaphosa’s hypocrisy on spying by the South African state: South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa claims the country's security agencies hacked his emails. GCIS In the run up to the election of the next president of South Africa’s governing ANC in December, unknown entities are clearly working hard to discredit candidates who have …