In the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa, this has been a ‘dark and shameful week’ for South Africa. On June 1st, the government relaxed restrictions on COVID-19 lockdown rules. Since then, the horrific murders of numerous women have sent shock waves across the country. A list of more than 400
Over the weekend, a businessman who died 299 years ago became the talk of Britain. His name was Edward Colston. A renowned slave trader, Colston condemned over 80,000 men, women, and children to a life of servitude, 19,000 of whom died en route from Africa. He used money from the
In October 2019, 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in an abandoned truck in the United Kingdom. The victims had suffered from asphyxia and hypothermia while trapped in inhumane conditions. On Tuesday 26th, the smuggling network allegedly responsible for this atrocity was finally apprehended. It was exposed thanks to an
On Thursday 21st May, the Hungarian government announced that it would close the migrant ‘transit zones’ along its border with Serbia. The decision comes after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the zones are a form of illegal detention. First established in 2017, the transit zones are the
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is regarded as one of the most-bicycle friendly cities in the world. It’s nothing new to see throngs of cyclists up and the down the city’s streets. Last Friday, however, Ljubljana’s residents took this reputation to a whole new extreme. Up to 10,000 protestors took
On Saturday, Tanzanian President John Magufuli announced that his country will begin importing an untested COVID-19 ‘cure’ from Madagascar. The miracle remedy is a herbal tonic known as ‘COVID Organics’. Its key ingredient is the Artemisia plant, which is commonly used to treat malaria. Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina officially endorsed COVID
The wealthiest nations in the world have halted debt repayments from the poorest for the first time since 2005. On the 15th of April, the G20 announced a sweeping plan to suspend $12 billion worth of payments from 77 countries. The move is aimed at helping the globe’s most vulnerable nations
In March, seven EU countries – Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Portugal – pledged in Croatia to rehouse 1,600 unaccompanied children stranded in migrant camps across Greece. Last week, Germany and Luxembourg became the first countries to take steps towards fulfilling this promise. Officials in Germany announced that it
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, on March 19th South African authorities outlined plans to construct a 40km fence on either side of the Beitbridge Land Port of Entry – the busiest border crossing between South Africa and Zimbabwe. According to South Africa’s Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille,
