Lorna Campbell2 days agoPeacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?theconversation.com - Nina Wilén and Paul D. WilliamsSince 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from over …
Lorna Campbell2 days ago‘We’re not pirates’, say hijackers who seized Chinese ship off Somali coastverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Mohamed GabobeAfter seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’. *The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has spent most of his adult life fishing off Somalia’s …
Lorna Campbell2 days agoZimbabwean whiz kid dies on day of exam results releasethesouthafrican.com - Dumani MoyoIn a poignant twist of fate, 18-year-old Zimbabwean student Lacere Masese passed away on the same day his exceptional Advanced Level exam results …
Lorna Campbell2 days agoOut of Africa: Discovering Our Shared Human Family, From Toumai to Turkana Boylithub.com - Zeinab BadawiAs the young museum attendant diligently unlocked the door I was full of excitement. I was about to meet a superstar—albeit one who had been dead for …
Lorna Campbell2 days agoCape Town named 2025’s Best City in the World by Time Outthesouthafrican.com - Sundeeka MungrooCape Town starts 2025 with a major winCape Town has just kicked off the new year with a big win – as the World’s Best City, according to Time Out’s …
Lorna Campbell2 days agoNorton Rose Fulbright challenges transformation code: A legal concernthesouthafrican.com - Dee-Dee MathelelaIn September 2024, South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition gazetted the Legal Sector Code under the Broad-Based Black Economic …