South Africa in the news: YouTube closes African channel promoting televangelist’s violent ‘conversion therapy’: In response to our enquiries about TB Joshua’s controversial exorcisms, YouTube terminated his channel. Facebook says it has removed certain posts, but a number are still visible.: “South Africa” – BingNews Lockdown woes: Expert suggests shutting down whole streets to tackle …
Scans reveal new details of how Egyptian pharaoh met a violent death: Mummies fascinate people. Shutterstock/Andrea Izzotti There’s something about mummies that always fascinates people. We see this from the attention given to mummies in museum exhibitions and in their frequent appearance in books, films and games. Perhaps it’s the fact that they are dead …
Work can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe’s forest rangers: Militarised conservation has had unfortunate consequences Shutterstock As cases of poaching rise across Africa’s protected areas, some governments have responded with a military approach to nature conservation. From as early as the mid 1980s, military forces themselves were used to enforce conservation, as were military …
Uganda election: Museveni social media ban caps violent campaign: Forty-eight hours before Ugandan voters went to the polls the country’s Communications Commission (UCC) imposed a social media blackout. It had been a bitter and violent election campaign pitting the 76-year-old veteran president, Yoweri Museveni against Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as Bobi Wine – a …
Understanding violent protest in South Africa and the difficult choice facing leaders: A police van lies in flames after white farmers went on a rampage in Senekal, South Africa. Tracy Lee Stark/The Citizen. Protests and social mobilisation are the lifeblood of democracy. They enable the discontent of citizens to be communicated to political elites between …
In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent: A spate of attacks in Turkey on Syrian refugees and Kurdish internal migrants and displaced people in recent months have put both communities on edge. In July, a Syrian teenager working as a market seller in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, died after he was …
South Africa in the news: One killed as anti-SARS protests turn violent in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Abuja: Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba, Ade Adesomoju, Afeez Hanafi, Jesusegun Alagbe, Wale Oyewale, Daud Olatunji, Bola Bamigbola and Gbenga Odogun More than one week after the renewed call for …: “South Africa” – BingNews NOT REAL NEWS: False stories …
South Africa in the news: Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos: Mexican police and military forces said Sunday they have arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang who spread violence through north-central Mexico and fought a …: “South Africa” – BingNews Springboks may make it a Pro16: South Africa …
Britain’s monument culture obscures a violent history of white supremacy and colonial violence: The statue of slave trader Robert Milligan was removed from outside the London Docklands Musuem. Emma Tarrant/Shutterstock After 125 years in the same spot, the bronze statue of slaver Edward Colston lies at the bottom of Bristol Harbour. Unsurprisingly, many were unhappy …
Violent behaviour shows up at primary school — and can end there too: Vicious cycle: violence is often used to stop violence. Getty Images Schools should be safe places. Yet, throughout the world, violence in schools remains a problem. Girls and boys who are seen as ‘soft’ or ‘gay’ are the main victims of bullying, …
The fate of the Earth? We discovered the remains of a planet following the violent death of its parent star: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. But eventually stars like it run out of fuel, expand into red giants …
Violent videos put journalists at increased risk of post-traumatic stress: Shutterstock Newsrooms across the UK are finding themselves increasingly under-resourced. Less journalists and constrained budgets has meant many editors now rely on their staff to use more information from digital sources – such as social media. But as more journalism work relies on – or …
Police strategy to reduce violent crime in South African could work. Here’s how: South Africa's police commissioner, Khehla Sitole, and police minister, Bheki Cele, unveil a new plan to combat violent crimes. Bongani Shilubane/African News Agency South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Commissioner Khehla Sitole recently announced a new “high density stabilisation intervention” …
Violent crime against older people is at record levels — here’s why: Dating sites are fuelling a rise in the rape and sexual assault of older people. shutterstock Crime statistics have traditionally suggested that people aged 60 or over are less likely to be the victims of violent crime than the rest of the population. …
Arthur Collins’ sentencing for acid attack in London nightclub reveals the true nature of violent criminals: Shutterstock. Arthur Collins, former partner of reality TV star Ferne McCann, has been sentenced to 20 years, plus an extended licence period of five years for causing five counts of grievous bodily harm and nine counts of actual bodily …
Violent scenes in Catalan referendum were not the return of Spain’s Francoist police: epa, CC BY-SA The heavy-handed police intervention against the Catalan nationalists during the unilateral referendum on October 1 produced some shocking images: police in riot gear beating unarmed protesters and seizing ballot boxes. Five days later Madrid was making conciliatory gestures, with …
‘Violent times will come’: Weird ‘doomsday warning’ interrupts TV channels in America: An emergency alert flashed onto viewers TV screens in America – and a man's voice intoned, 'Realise this, extremely violent times will come.' Stacy Laflamme of Lake Forest was watching when the warning blasted out of her television at high volume, she said. …
How a remarkable novel is helping Spain come to terms with the Basque Country’s violent past: Western Europe’s last remaining home-grown terrorist organisation finally ceased operations in 2011 when Basque separatist group ETA declared a permanent ceasefire. And yet the decades of violence continue to cast a long shadow over Basque society and political life. …