Why some young women struggle to get the child support grant in South Africa: ShutterstockThe expansion of the South African welfare system of social grants, in the form of a range of unconditional cash transfers, is one of the success stories of the African National Congress (ANC) government since it was first elected in 1994. Recent research has … [Read more...] about Why some young women struggle to get the child support grant in South Africa | The Conversation
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Liberation psychology: why an idea from the Salvadorean struggle is relevant today | The Conversation
Liberation psychology: why an idea from the Salvadorean struggle is relevant today: Students perform a re-enactment of the 1989 killing of six Jesuits, including Ignacio Martin-Baro, during the Salvadorian civil war. Oscar Rivera/EPAThe Atlacatl Battalion was a notoriously violent US-trained “counter-insurgency unit” of the Salvadoran Army. On 16 November 1989 its soldiers … [Read more...] about Liberation psychology: why an idea from the Salvadorean struggle is relevant today | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa’s Struggle Continues Two Decades After Apartheid
South Africa's Struggle Continues Two Decades After Apartheid: As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, the country remains the most unequal nation in the world, according to Statistics South Africa. The negotiated settlement that brought an end to the apartheid system at the end of the Cold War was once widely - if ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Senior BI Developer … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa’s Struggle Continues Two Decades After Apartheid
Weaning African leaders off addiction to power is an ongoing struggle | The Conversation
Weaning African leaders off addiction to power is an ongoing struggle: President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni refuses to relinquish power. EPA/StringerSome African countries have recorded democratic victories in the past 12 months. Ethiopia has a new leader whose ascent holds great promise for change, despite the country’s problematic 2015 election. Liberia and Sierra Leone have … [Read more...] about Weaning African leaders off addiction to power is an ongoing struggle | The Conversation
ANC power struggle shows that South Africa is not exceptional (after all) | The Conversation
ANC power struggle shows that South Africa is not exceptional (after all): Nelson Mandela and his successor Thabo Mbeki presided over the halcyon days of South Africa's new democracy. South Africa is in the grip of political uncertainty. That President Jacob Zuma will go before the official end of his tenure after national elections next year is inevitable. But when, how, … [Read more...] about ANC power struggle shows that South Africa is not exceptional (after all) | The Conversation
