Obama Speaks to Young African Leaders (YALI)
On August 4, US president Barack Obama celebrated his 55th birthday. On the eve of this event, Obama spoke to a group of young African leaders.
The US president held his annual...
Would Jesus vote?
By the time you read this, I will have voted in the municipal elections in my home country, South Africa. But at the time of writing it, I am...
Can (South) Africa pass the democracy test again?
Elections are a big deal.
And depending on when you’re reading this, South Africa will be heading to the polls or votes will be counted, in the 2016 local government elections.
Local...
Barack Obama Unites the Democrats
Wow! That’s all I could say after watching US president Barack Obama deliver his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday 27 July.
His speech is probably the...
The quest for spaces of diversity
I woke up early this morning to see that Fight Song was trending on Twitter.
I clicked on the tag to see what it was about and saw actress Elizabeth...
Theresa May’s secret weapon
On the 23rd of June 2016, the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. Granted it was a very close call, with 52% voting to leave and 48%...
It’s time to act grown up Mr Trump
Last night in Cleveland, USA, Donald Trump officially accepted the nomination to run as the Republican Presidential Candidate.
Simply put: he is closer to the White House now – more than...
Feast your plagiarise on this
Gone are the days where politicians can be sneaky and get away with it.
I woke up this Tuesday with the news that Melania Trump had been caught lifting huge sections...
How to stop terrorism
It seems to be all around us. Every part of the world seems to have been affected by terrorism in one form or another. Unfortunately, terrorist attacks are not...
Mrs Trump vs Mrs Obama
I never thought I would see the day when we would witness someone actually plagiarise another person’s work – and to do it so confidently.
It's something people always talk...