By Tayla Broadbridge, PhD Candidate in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
An analysis of 420 million supermarket transactions shows that understanding what people buy – not just where they live – is key to creating healthier communities.
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By Oliver Bown, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
Kathy Bowrey, Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney
The new deal might seem like a ‘win’ for artists at face value. But how it actually benefits them remains unclear.
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By Debra Dank, Enterprise Fellow, University of South Australia
Stella Prize shortlisted author Debra Dank reflects on how her family’s lives were scarred by stolen wages and colonial violence – and on the complexities of apologies.
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By Gordon Cleveland, Associate Professor Emeritus, Economics, University of Toronto
Why is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget pressing the pause button on early learning and child care?
Carney believes he is “protecting” the $10-a-day child-care program — but with its substantial shortages and unsatisfied families, staying still means going backwards.
The budget says Carney will continue the child-care funding that…
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By Human Rights Watch
Share an invitation to a state-sponsored press briefing in Niger and face jail time. That’s the reality for six Nigerien journalists who were arrested last month in the military junta’s latest assault on media freedom. Click to expand Image The journalists Omar Kane, left, Ibro Chaibou, top right, and Youssouf Seriba, bottom right. © Private On October 30, police in Niamey, Niger’s capital, arrested Moussa Kaka and Abdoul Aziz of Saraounia TV; Ibro Chaibou and Souleymane Brah from the online publication Voice of the People; Youssouf Seriba of Les Échos du Niger; and Oumarou Kané,…
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By Omid Asayesh, Postdoctoral fellow, Sociology, University of Calgary
Canada remains one of the world’s most desired migration destinations, but shifting policies have left would-be immigrants and residents facing uncertainty.
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By Sarah Venter, Baobab Ecologist, University of the Witwatersrand
New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.
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By Nnamdi O. Madichie, Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Unizik Business School, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Short comedy videos circulating on social media have created a booming industry in Nigeria in the past few years. The country’s comedy creators put their skits out on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram to reach a massive audience.
As these online comedians gain followers they make their money from advertising, by endorsing brands as influencers, and through collaborations. In Nigeria the industry is popularly called the skit economy.
This phenomenon represents more than a major new entertainment trend. It highlights the ingenuity of young Nigerians in using technology…
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By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University
For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing through the New…
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By Kristin Brig, Lecturer in Public Health & Society, Washington University in St. Louis
The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of South Africa’s news outlets in recent years.
They’ve covered the 2022 floods that damaged kilometres of pipes, water…
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