How power shaped the 'success story' of genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso: GettyImagesThe West African nation of Burkina Faso was once the poster child for genetically modified (GM) crop advocates. Its 2008 adoption of GM cotton for smallholder farmers was hailed as an example of how these technologies could alleviate poverty and food insecurity by protecting crops … [Read more...] about How power shaped the ‘success story’ of genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso | The Conversation
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How women’s untold histories shaped South Africa’s national poet | The Conversation
How women's untold histories shaped South Africa's national poet: Keorapetse Kgositsile with US author Alice Walker, 1996. Anacleto Rapping/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesKeorapetse Kgositsile, the South African-born poet who passed away in 2018, lived in exile in the US from 1962 to 1975 and was at the centre of the country’s 1960s and ’70s Black Arts Movement. Informed by his … [Read more...] about How women’s untold histories shaped South Africa’s national poet | The Conversation
SA News: How colonialism has shaped the way we view sex and our sexual identities
How colonialism has shaped the way we view sex and our sexual identities: In 1810, 16-year-old Sara Baartman was kidnapped from the Eastern Cape in South Africa and paraded around Europe as a sexual sideshow by Dutch slave-traders. When Sara died, her genitals were placed ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Playoffs: How SA teams can qualify: The rest of the teams, of … [Read more...] about SA News: How colonialism has shaped the way we view sex and our sexual identities
Academics have shaped Sudan’s political history, and may do it again | The Conversation
Academics have shaped Sudan's political history, and may do it again: Sudanese protesters are demanding the departure of President Omar al-Bashir. EPA-EFE/STRINGERSudanese academics are taking a leading role in protests against President Omar al-Bashir. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa spoke to Willow Berridge about their role in the country’s previous uprisings. … [Read more...] about Academics have shaped Sudan’s political history, and may do it again | The Conversation
Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries: New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017. shutterstockIt was a modest, soft-spoken Catholic nun from the US, Sister Janice McLaughlin, who exposed the “protected villages” set up by the Rhodesian government in 1977. The villages were ostensibly to protect civilians … [Read more...] about Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
