DRC protests: expert explains why Congolese anger against the west is justified – and useful to the government: Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the British and French embassies, and in front of United Nations buildings. …
South Africa in the news: Honolulu police WON’T face charges in fatal shooting of unarmed 29-year-old South African Idol contestant and Zulu ‘prince’: Prosecutors say force was justified and race didn’t …: Prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against the Honolulu police officers who shot and killed 29-year-old Lindani Sanele Myeni, and said they were …
Inquiry into undercover police who had sexual relationships with their targets is finally underway – but can their actions ever be justified?: When Helen Steel was a young environmental activist in England in the 1990s, she was deliberately manipulated and deceived into having an intimate relationship with a man she knew as John Barker. Steel …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: R47 Million Cost of Esidimeni Hearings Justified, Says Gauteng Government: The R47m cost for the Esidimeni arbitration hearings is justified as part of a process of closure for affected families, the Gauteng government said on Sunday. This was in response to a statement issued by Democratic Alliance MPL …
South Africa in the news: Vodacom’s claim to be SA’s best network is justified – ad authority: An email from OOKLA was submitted on behalf of Vodacom, stating that Vodacom has been approved to make the “South Africa’s Fastest Network” claim based on its analysis of the Q2 Speed Score in SA for both Modern …
Dairy got the all-clear this week – but was it justified?: margouillat photo/Shutterstock A new study, published recently in the European Journal of Epidemiology, appeared to give dairy products a clean bill of health. The researchers found no evidence for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or death from consuming dairy products – even full-fat …
It’s not every day when the most popular show in television unabashedly embraces the Bush Doctrine, but that happened on The Walking Dead this week. While fashionable Americans reject the uncompromising logic of identifying our real-life enemies and taking them out before they can do the same to us, when it happens on a TV …