Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms: Asking questions can create new ways of teaching and learning. StepanPopov/ShutterstockThe curriculum is not just the “stuff” that students must learn to be knowledgeable and skilled in a particular discipline. It’s about more than just content. Sociologists of education argue that “curriculum” is a highly ideological … [Read more...] about Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms | The Conversation
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Pik Botha and Namibia: ambiguities and contradictions | The Conversation
Pik Botha and Namibia: ambiguities and contradictions: Pik Botha played a central role in the intricate talks that eventually led to Namibia's independence. Foto24/Nasief ManieRoelof “Pik” Botha, South Africa’s foreign minister under apartheid, who has died at the age of 86, was a man of contradictions. He could, for example, be charming. But, though a long-serving … [Read more...] about Pik Botha and Namibia: ambiguities and contradictions | The Conversation
Kenya is planning to privatise prisons: why it’s risky and needs careful planning | The Conversation
Kenya is planning to privatise prisons: why it's risky and needs careful planning: Private companies can provide services - like catering - for inmates. LightField Studios/ShutterstockKenya is taking steps towards privatising its prisons. Gráinne Perkins asked expert Rob Allen, an independent researcher and cofounder of Justice and Prisons, about the benefits and risks of … [Read more...] about Kenya is planning to privatise prisons: why it’s risky and needs careful planning | The Conversation
Why a new national carrier for Nigeria is never likely to get off the ground | The Conversation
Why a new national carrier for Nigeria is never likely to get off the ground: Nigeria has abandoned the idea of a national airline. ShutterstockOne of the most vexatious ironies about Nigeria – perhaps even an embarrassment – is the lack of a national airline. Nigerians are often very piqued to be travelling on airlines owned by smaller less resource-endowed African countries. … [Read more...] about Why a new national carrier for Nigeria is never likely to get off the ground | The Conversation
African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger | The Conversation
African countries' policies must shift to achieve zero hunger: Hunger is a daily reality across large parts of Africa. Jon Hrusa/EPAFor the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. Almost 21% of the continent’s population of … [Read more...] about African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger | The Conversation
