Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoSouth Africa is at a crossroads. As citizens of the country the questions that come to mind are: Who are we? What is our identity? And who among us are South Africans? I raise these questions because the emergence last year of the “Rhodes must Fall Movement”, followed by the “Fees must Fall Movement”, brought to the fore the legacy of the country’s … [Read more...] about How racially divided South Africans can find their common humanity | The Conversation
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What #ZumaMustFall and #FeesMustFall have in common and why it matters | The Conversation
South African protesters from across the class divide march against the country's president. EPA/Kim LudbrookThere is a rather one-sided, reductive and commonplace perception that South African President Jacob Zuma is a dangerous man. Included in this is an assertion that the fear of Zuma is what brings together the #ZumaMustFall campaign to have him fired. But what stands … [Read more...] about What #ZumaMustFall and #FeesMustFall have in common and why it matters | The Conversation
Leading BRICS media vow to create common information space
Executives of leading media organizations from the BRICS group vowed Thursday to boost cooperation and create a common information space among the world’s five leading emerging economies. The media play an irreplaceable role in promoting the building of global information space and in shaping a fairer and more reasonable international communication order, said Long … [Read more...] about Leading BRICS media vow to create common information space
