CURRENT AFFAIRS
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CHILDREN OF WAR
American author Dave Pelzer declared: “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.”
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THE GLOBALISATION DEBATE
A year into Donald Trump’s presidency, globalisation through international trade appears to be on the back burner for the US
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UNESCO SANS THE US
When the US informed the world that it was pulling out of UNESCO next year, many may have echoed my own thoughts: “So what’s new?” US President Donald
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SPAIN IN CRISIS
Secession within national boundaries is a tantalising but deadly mirage that communities pursue time and again. The latest territory to attempt
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GAZA PEACE MOVES
This isn’t the first time that Hamas and Fatah have attempted to strike a deal since the dismissal of the unity government and the
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UNSUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY
The 25th of January marks an important occasion in the expansion of democracy
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GERMANY ELECTION
Migrants, Muslims, minarets and mosques! These are words that are used to manipulate semi-informed people and scare them into casting their
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MYANMAR CRISIS
In 2014, Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh who played Aung San Suu Kyi in the 2011 movie The Lady, gushingly introduced the
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NUCLEAR ESCALATION
Russia and China could have easily been rivals had it not been for the United States. Not only does the US give them a reason to
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GLOBAL GARBAGE DUMP
By dumping, burning or land filling, we lose sight of the opportunity to reap the value of both organic and inorganic waste. Held from 13 to 15 September
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