How big UK housebuilders have remained profitable without meeting housing supply targets: Bself/Shutterstock We must “bulldoze through” the planning system to “get Britain building again”. So said Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour party’s last annual conference. He argued it’s time to “fight the blockers” and build the 1.5 million homes that he thinks Britain …
We decrypted messages from the Biafran war that have remained secret for 50 years: A freedom march for Biafra held to mark the anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in 1967 that sparked a brutal 30-month civil war in Nigeria. Stefano Montesi – Corbis/Getty Images This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end …
South Africa’s ANC has remained dominant despite shifts in support base: The ANC's top brass at the party's rally ahead of municipal elections. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko As democracy in South Africa matures, an inevitable question ahead of any election is whether the African National Congress (ANC) – the governing party since 1994 – is becoming a …