Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking: A girl holds a placard during a rally to create awareness about the effect of tobacco. Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTobacco use kills more than 8 million people each year. Most adult smokers start smoking before the age of 20. This implies that if one can get through adolescence without … [Read more...] about Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking | The Conversation
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Why maltreatment of Nigerians in China may not end soon | The Conversation
Why maltreatment of Nigerians in China may not end soon: WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty ImagesRacism against Nigerians – and other Africans – is not new in China. Africa-China history is marked by solidarity, but also dented by old and new racism. Nothing at this moment suggests that the current situation will drastically change. Some recent events are … [Read more...] about Why maltreatment of Nigerians in China may not end soon | The Conversation
Why COVID-19 offers a chance to transform UN peacekeeping | The Conversation
Why COVID-19 offers a chance to transform UN peacekeeping: Peacekeepers patrol the premises of a UN civilian protection site in Juba Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP via Getty ImagesPeacekeeping may be entering a period of major change. Over the past four years, there has been a steady decline in the number of peacekeepers deployed worldwide. And two of the largest peacekeeping … [Read more...] about Why COVID-19 offers a chance to transform UN peacekeeping | The Conversation
Pasha 66: Coronavirus conspiracy theories and myths | The Conversation
Pasha 66: Coronavirus conspiracy theories and myths: shutterstock “The coronavirus was made in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.” “COVID-19 is not real and comes from 5G network towers.” “Drinking warm water with lemon juice will kill the coronavirus.” “The flu vaccination will mean I won’t get COVID-19.” These are all conspiracy theories and myths shared on social media platforms. … [Read more...] about Pasha 66: Coronavirus conspiracy theories and myths | The Conversation
Black and queer women invite the Black Atlantic into the 21st century | The Conversation
Black and queer women invite the Black Atlantic into the 21st century: ShutterstockIn 1993 British academic Paul Gilroy published The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. It has become a very important text in global blackness studies. Gilroy’s book provided the inspiration for a colloquium I organised at the Stellenbosch Institute … [Read more...] about Black and queer women invite the Black Atlantic into the 21st century | The Conversation
