Inequality: troubling trends and why economic growth in Africa is key to reducing global disparities: Inequality remains on the top of the policy priority list for most countries in the world. Branko Milanovic, a leading scholar on inequality, recently delivered a lecture titled “Recent changes in the global income distribution and their political implications” at …
‘We will track you down’: how the UK government is reviving the troubling ‘scrounger’ stereotype: Brian A. Jackson / Shutterstock Bass-heavy techno plays, police sirens blare, and men in flak jackets and helmets lead a suspect away in handcuffs. It’s not a late-night crime drama – it’s a public service announcement from the Department for …
Why the ethics of octopus farming is so troubling: Osman Temizel/Shutterstock Octopus is a popular ingredient in many cuisines, with some 420,000 metric tonnes of this mollusc being caught worldwide each year. The rising global popularity of octopus has been attributed to the increasingly adventurous tastes of younger consumers, its nutritional benefits and the decline …
Personalised gambling adverts: a troubling new trend: Gambling advertising is now more interactive online icsnaps/Shutterstock Recent research shows that there is a new type of gambling advert used online and on social media to make them more appealing. Unlike on television, these online advertisements can be more personalised, interactive and may be harder to distinguish …
South Africa in the news: Troubling tale of how injustice thrives in SA: Parys – In January 2016 two black men, farmworkers, are accosted by a posse of around 40 Afrikaner farmers on a plot in Parys, in the Free State. For their sins – ostensibly an attempt to rob and …: “South Africa” – …
Nkurunziza left a troubling legacy: Burundi’s new leader has much to mend: Burundi's president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye signs a condolence book for Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza. (Photo by Evrard Ngendakumana/Xinhua via Getty) Pierre Nkurunziza, who presided over Burundi’s destiny for 15 years, died in June at the age of 55. He died three weeks after the …