By Joanna Watterson, PhD Candidate in Urban Geography, University of Cambridge
South Africa’s electricity system is changing. After years of blackouts until 2024, the state-owned energy company Eskom is being unbundled into smaller companies, and the sector is increasingly open to private investment.
Households, businesses and municipalities are finding ways to rely less on the national grid and switch to renewable…
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By Deborah Levison, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Anna Bolgrien, Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager, Institute of Social Research and Data Innovation, University of Minnesota
Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them – feeding them, clothing them, educating them, protecting them, loving them – but we also assume rights over them, and on their behalf. Adults make rules (including laws and policies) about what children can and cannot do. We expect children to behave according to our rules.
It’s also the case that when researchers are trying to better understand children’s needs and well-being, we usually do not ask the children themselves. Instead, we ask their parents…
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By Abena Kyere, Research Fellow, University of Ghana
There is a story in the Bible of a sick woman who held on to the cloak of Jesus amid an impenetrable crowd. She did get her healing, as Jesus immediately felt the loss of power from within himself. However, he did not rebuke the woman for his loss. Rather, he commended her for her determination to get healing by tapping into his power.
I am reminded of this story whenever I think about women and religion, specifically Christianity. Can the church as a body ever make room for women in Africa? Are the fathers…
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By Amnesty International
The upholding of the sentencing of Mali’s former prime minister Moussa Mara on appeal after his unjust conviction on baseless charges is an affront to justice, Amnesty International said today. Moussa Mara, leader of the opposition Yéléma party, was arrested on 1 August 2025. He was charged with ‘discrediting the state’, ‘inciting to disturb public […] The post Mali: Authorities must immediately quash unjust conviction and sentence of former prime minister Moussa Mara appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Shelley Galpin, Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London
If any filmmaker has demonstrated their ability to sit comfortably with the darker sides of human nature, it is Emerald Fennell.
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By Yanna Alexia Fidai, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Floating seaweed can travel long distances to new territories and accumulate in large mats or wash ashore in huge quantities.
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By Atiqah Aziz, Senior Research Officer at the Tissue Engineering Unit (TEG), National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence for Research & Learning (NOCERAL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Osteoarthritis is increasingly diagnosed in younger, active people. Early detection could be key to reducing pain and long-term joint damage.
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By Maria O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University
NSW Supreme Court decision suggests a balance must be found between the right to protest and the need to protect public order.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Houthi police soldiers patrol during a protest in Sana'a, Yemen, on February 16, 2024. © 2024 Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (Beirut) – Houthi authorities have arbitrarily arrested over 20 Christians in Yemen over the last three months, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis should immediately release them, along with the hundreds of others they are arbitrarily detaining across the areas of Yemen under their control.“Rather than addressing the alarming rates of hunger that Yemenis are facing, the Houthis seem to only know how to arrest and detain people,” said…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Screenshot of a video showing the aftermath of the January 6, 2026 military strike in Kokoloko, Niger. © 2026 Private (Nairobi) – An apparent Nigerien military drone strike killed at least 17 civilians, including 4 children, and injured at least 13 others at a crowded market in western Niger on January 6, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The strike, which also killed three Islamist fighters, violated laws-of-war prohibitions against indiscriminate attacks and might amount to a war crime.The attack occurred in the village of Kokoloko in Tillabéri region, about…
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