Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest: Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times. The five years for …
US election: Jewish and Muslim votes probably don’t have the power to change the outcome – despite backlash on Gaza policy: Recent polling suggests that Joe Biden’s policy of backing Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian war is hurting him in the eyes of American Muslims. An #AbandonBiden campaign was launched by Muslim voters in Minnesota in …
AI is already being melded with robotics – one outcome could be powerful new weapons: USAF / Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini Interest in the incorporation of robots into security, policing and military operations has been steadily increasing over the last few years. It’s an avenue already being explored in both North America and Europe. …
Power cuts: South Africa’s state of disaster is being contested in court – COVID rulings give clues as to the outcome: Demonstrations against South African power supplier ESKOM in 2015. Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years. The first was the COVID-19 disaster …
Ukraine war: why Zelensky’s corruption purge could be key to the outcome of the conflict: The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has announced a sweeping clear-out of senior national and regional government officials and the appointment of a new supervisory board for the state-owned natural gas giant, Naftogaz. This is a move to reassure both the …
Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome: An official of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) counts votes cast in an election. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started …
Ukraine recap: the battle for Kherson could determine the outcome of this war: The conflict in Ukraine appears to have reached another key moment that has the potential to influence the course of the rest of the war. Ukrainian troops, who have been sweeping through the south of the country since September appear poised to …
Official Angolan result gives ruling MPLA wafer thin win. On the streets the outcome isn’t believed: Adalberto Costa Junior, leader of Angola’s opposition party, The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) arrives to cast his vote. Photo by John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images Angola’s elections were, for the first time, a tight …
Odinga is running his fifth presidential race. Why the outcome means so much for Kenya: Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is making his fifth stab at the presidency. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Leo ni leo. Inawezekana (Today is the day. It is possible). These are the Kiswahili lyrics of Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign anthem. …
South African local government elections: why a great deal hangs on the outcome: The Economic Freedom Fighters's campaign emphasises national issues. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma More than 250 local elections will be held in each one of South Africa’s municipalities on 1 November. More than 10,000 councillors have to be elected. For this reason, more than 95,000 …
South Africa in the news: CoinShares International Limited: CoinShares announces outcome of offering in connection with its intended listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market: NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND PROVINCES, EVERY STATE OF THE UNITED …
COVID-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared: COVID-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images Based on official figures – which may be somewhat under reported – COVID-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially …
European elections: how vote could help predict the outcome of a second Brexit referendum: The last time European elections were fought in the UK, Nigel Farage was buoyant. UKIP became the first party other than Labour and the Conservatives to top a national poll in a UK-wide election in 98 years. Farage proclaimed that “the …
South Africa’s undecided voters could swing the outcome of local elections: Supporters of Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Front at an election rally. Reuters/Skyler Reid Regular free and fair elections is one of the cornerstones of democracy. And apart from the fact that higher voter participation in elections is important for a vibrant democracy, it also …