By Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidi, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Melusi Andile Dlamini, Lecturer in Anthropology, Rhodes University
Violence among learners in South African schools is a pressing concern. The minister of basic education told parliament in 2025 that hundreds of bullying cases had been reported in the first few weeks of the year. Since then, a series of alarming incidents have further drawn public attention.
While these occurrences mirror the high…
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By Aisling Pigott, Lecturer, Dietetics, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Some of the world’s healthiest and longest-living people follow the practice of “hara hachi bu” — an eating philosophy rooted in moderation. This practice comes from a Japanese Confucian teaching which instructs people to only eat until they’re around 80% full.
More recently, it’s been gaining attention as a strategy for weight loss. But while hara hachi bu might emphasise eating in moderation and stopping before you’re full, it shouldn’t really be as seen as a method…
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By Miguel Lurgi, Associate Professor in Computational Ecology, Swansea University
A study reveals that national parks and reserves often support more wildlife but not necessarily the ecological balance that sustains them.
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By Belinda Zakrzewska, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
Flavia Cardoso, Assistant Professor
Maria-Carolina Zanette, Associate Professor of Marketing, Neoma Business School
Saulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organisers of Prince William’s Earthshot prize asked him to prepare an entirely vegan menu. For Jennings, being told to exclude pirarucu – the region’s iconic giant freshwater fish – was not merely a matter of preference but a lack of respect for his culinary traditions.
Prince William founded the Earthshot prize to celebrate innovative solutions to the planet’s greatest environmental challenges.…
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By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
Keratin is the tough protein that forms hair, nails and hooves. It’s also responsible for something far stranger: human horns.
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By Hui-Ying Kerr, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University
An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds. Welcome to The Samurai Detectives, the first part of a series of popular historical mystery novels by Shōtarō Ikenami (1923-1990).
Originally written as a serialisation in the monthly magazine Shōsetsu Shinchō between 1972 and 1989, the series was published as 16 complete novels under the title, Kenkyaku Shōbai (Swordsman’s Business). Regarded as one of Ikenami’s…
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By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
The recent election in Northern Cyprus of a pro-unification Turkish Cypriot may be the last chance for the island to unite.
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By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
An Ontario ad on Ronald Reagan’s support of free trade may have been an unnecessary risk. But Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump was an unnecessary own-goal.
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By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development.
In recent months, powerful voices from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and US investment…
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By Amnesty International
As the Supreme Court of Appeal starts hearing the appeal in Various Parties obo Minors and Another v Anglo American South Africa today, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and Amnesty International have submitted a joint amicus curiae submission urging the Court to consider international law relating to the right to an effective remedy and […] The post Amnesty International and SALC intervene on landmark multinational mining case at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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