How Cabral, Fanon and Freire shaped the struggle against apartheid South Africa — and still inspire
Read More In January 1973 there was a significant political awakening in Durban. At the same time, a generative political life came to an end in Conakry, Guinea. On 9 January workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory in Durban struck, beginning what came to be known as the Durban strikes. On 20 January […]
Jonas Gwangwa, Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo and a bit of Sade – Could anything be cooler?
Read More There’s a piece from years past in the Vanity Fair that I always think of when I consider just what it is to be cool, in the classic sense of the word. The writer was writing about Brad Pitt and George Clooney at the height of their cool around the time of all […]
Editorial: ANC’s neglect of the state is fuelling privatisation
Read More Whoever is in the ruling faction of the ANC and whatever their ideological stance on the once much contested matter of privatisation, it is happening anyway. Through market forces and without a coherent policy environment, citizens are turning to the private sector to provide the most basic of services. By Eskom’s inability to […]
Bongiorno difende le intercettazioni: “Indispensabili anche per la corruzione nonostante i molti casi di errori di trascrizione”
Read More Senatrice Giulia Bongiorno, come 20 anni fa, quando era premier Berlusconi, siamo allo scontro duro sulle intercettazioni. Lei allora, da presidente della commissione Giustizia della Camera, fece baluardo contro la loro demolizione. Oggi, dal vertice della stessa commissione al Senato, come legge il nuovo scontro? “Sono situazioni diverse. All’epoca mi schierai contro un […]
Japan, India Boost Defense Ties With First Joint Air Combat Drill
Read More Japan and India on Jan. 12 launched their first joint air combat drill in a move to bolster their military alliance amid the security challenges posed by the Chinese communist regime in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan deployed four F-2 and four F-15 fighters to participate in the Veer Guardian 2023 joint drill, while […]
NHS ambulance workers announce fresh strike dates as pay row escalates
Read More A series of fresh strikes by ambulance workers has been announced by Unite in an escalation of the bitter dispute over pay and staffing. The union said its members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will stage 10 further strikes over the coming weeks, warning that additional dates could be announced soon. Unite’s […]
DeSantis ally warns against donating to ‘Ready for Ron’ as PAC plans to spend $3.3M on ads
Post Content A political action committee known as Ready for Ron said Thursday it plans to spend more than $3 million in the coming months to boost Gov. Ron DeSantis’ already prominent national profile and organize a grassroots campaign should the Florida Republican launch a bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. But DeSantis, who […]
Gavin Newsom’s wife’s films shown in schools contain explicit images, push gender ideology, boost his politics
Post Content Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, founded The Representation Project nonprofit to fight “sexism through films education, research and activism.” Siebel Newsom writes and directs “gender identity” films produced through her for-profit operation, Girls Club Entertainment, that are then licensed by the nonprofit to public schools. The films, […]
‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action
Read More Three “super-tipping points” for climate action could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation across the global economy, according to a report. Relatively small policy interventions on electric cars, plant-based alternatives to meat and green fertilisers would lead to unstoppable growth in those sectors, the experts said. But the boost this would give to battery […]
Heads call for end to ‘blunt’ Ofsted ratings in inspections overhaul
Read More Headteachers are calling for a radical overhaul of school inspection in England, including the scrapping of ratings such as “good” or “requires improvement”, which they describe as a “woefully blunt” measure of a school’s performance. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says the current system, which labels a school either “outstanding”, […]
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