There were extraordinary scenes in October outside the Slave Lodge in Cape Town when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the building, the same place where Dutch colonists once enslaved thousands of Africans and Asians. The royals were confronted by a small group of leaders of the …
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By definition, democracy is messy. So why are many so-called ‘prominent thinkers’ insisting on tinkering with it when that’s precisely how it has eroded? You know that there’s some serious soul-searching going on in Western democracies when American President Joe Biden hosts an entire summit to save it last December, …
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During an event entitled ‘Unpacking the Attacks on Critical Race Theory’ hosted by The Root, Cooper made several comments that have since spread across social media and caused uproar. The event was held on September 21, but was only recently noticed by her critics. “The thing I want to say …
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The State Department announced the issuing of the passport on Wednesday, with spokesman Ned Price declaring that the US “continues to take steps to demonstrate our commitment to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people – including LGBTQI+ US citizens.” The news came three months after the State …
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The man speaking in the video threatens to kill “these Americans” if he does not get what has been demanded. The man in the video was identified as Wilson Joseph, believed to be the head of the 400 Mawozo gang, which is behind the kidnapping. Joseph is wearing a purple …
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In a fiery rant posted online on Wednesday, the aluminum magnate suggested the raid had been in connection with claims Moscow had interfered in the 2016 American presidential election to secure a win for Republican candidate Donald Trump. “As I watch what is going on in the US, my astonishment …
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Watching the chaos at Kabul International Airport as people of all nationalities try to escape from what they think the Taliban will do to them reminds me of what went through my mind each time I got off my plane after landing there. My one overriding thought was always: whatever …
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Joe Biden’s administration has relied heavily on celebrity power in their push to promote vaccines to the country, but considering they already missed their July 4 deadline of 70% of US adults having at least one jab and health officials are continuously bemoaning lagging vaccination numbers, perhaps it’s time to …
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I know it’s really hard for the self-obsessed at the epicentre of the world’s most self-obsessive industry to grasp this simple fact but, honestly, ladies and gentlemen of the stage and screen: the world does not revolve around you. You’re really not all that important, in the grand scheme of …
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The brief armed incursion happened on May 11, while Bulgaria was hosting US and other allied soldiers participating in the Swift Response exercise. However, the Bulgarian public only learned about it on Friday, after the owner of the raided factory spoke to national media. Footage from the factory’s security cameras …
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