How South Africa's leaders can avoid being held hostage by strong lobby groups: Bikers protest against the tobacco ban at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. Increasingly, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s addresses updating the nation on the fight against COVID-19 reveal enervation. The pandemic’s surging spread, which has placed South Africa among the five … [Read more...] about How South Africa’s leaders can avoid being held hostage by strong lobby groups | The Conversation
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How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule | The Conversation
How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule: Leaders of the Aba women's protest against a tyranical warrant chief in Nigeria in 1929. National Museum of Unity, NigeriaSelected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated … [Read more...] about How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule | The Conversation
Pasha 75: Facebook helped us to learn what snakes eat. Why this is important | The Conversation
Pasha 75: Facebook helped us to learn what snakes eat. Why this is important: Snake eating a frog Theo BusschauSnakes eat a great diversity of prey but the details of each species’ diet have long been a bit of a mystery. That’s because it’s difficult to observe their infrequent and unpredictable feeding behaviour. But it’s important to understand their diet because of its … [Read more...] about Pasha 75: Facebook helped us to learn what snakes eat. Why this is important | The Conversation
Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament | The Conversation
Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament: Hiroshima after the US military dropped the atomic bomb on 6 August 1945. Peace Memorial MuseumThis year marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US in 1945, the only time in history that nuclear bombs have been used. The atomic bombs killed tens of thousands … [Read more...] about Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament | The Conversation
Close look at some South African households gives insights into COVID-19 vulnerability | The Conversation
Close look at some South African households gives insights into COVID-19 vulnerability: Tembisa, Gauteng Gauteng City-Region ObservatoryVulnerability in the context of COVID-19 is not distributed evenly across all people and households. Globally, a range of factors – including race and social and economic status – have already been shown to shape vulnerability. In the South … [Read more...] about Close look at some South African households gives insights into COVID-19 vulnerability | The Conversation
