Responding to student protests: should the law be a tool of justice or violence?: Many South Africans fear and mistrust the police. Kim Ludbrook/EPAWhat is needed to enable South Africa’s universities to proceed with the academic year? The answer, according to some, is to deploy private security companies on campuses. Several of those who support such interventions are at my … [Read more...] about Responding to student protests: should the law be a tool of justice or violence? | The Conversation
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Nigeria: Disastrous living conditions more deadly than violence
Nigeria: Disastrous living conditions more deadly than violence: The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massive relief effort is needed immediately in remote areas as well as in the state capital, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today. … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Disastrous living conditions more deadly than violence
Violence does not work – Wits
Violence does not work – Wits: Wits University condemned the violence that broke out at the institution on Wednesday afternoon. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng Press Release. Source: MyJHB Read more on … [Read more...] about Violence does not work – Wits
How violence and racism are related, and why it all matters | The Conversation
How violence and racism are related, and why it all matters: Students make their feelings known during a fees protest at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Nic Bothma/EPARacism is a form of both visible and invisible violence. Veteran peace researcher Johan Galtung has shown that violence is cultural, structural and direct. This triad was adapted in South Africa as … [Read more...] about How violence and racism are related, and why it all matters | The Conversation
Minister for Africa concerned at violence in DRC
Minister for Africa concerned at violence in DRC: Speaking from New York, Minister for Africa and the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, said: I am deeply concerned about the violence around protests in Kinshasa and other cities including reports that a number of civilians and policemen have been killed. I urge both the DRC Government and opposition parties to take measures to … [Read more...] about Minister for Africa concerned at violence in DRC
