How King Goodwill Zwelithini s reign transformed South Africa
The controversial but revered king of South Africa s Zulu people is to be buried this evening. During his long reign, he accumulated power far beyond his ceremonial role. But not without stepping on a few toes.
The late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini played a major role in South African politics
KwaZulu-Natal s King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died at the age of 72 on March 12, had no official power. In fact, his role was largely ceremonial. But in practice, he had great influence among the eleven million ethnic Zulus South Africa s largest ethnic group and by extension, on domestic politics.
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Seven years ago the world finally sat up and took notice when the violent jihadist extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a girls’ school in Chibok, in Nigeria’s Borno state.
There had already been many kidnappings in Nigeria. But the large number of girls taken on the night of 14-15 April 2014 brought it all home.
The world was riveted. The #BringBackOurGirls hashtag went viral, especially when then US first lady Michelle Obama adopted it. International attention focused for months on the government’s faltering efforts to rescue the girls. Many were rescued or escaped, singly or in batches over the years. But about 100 have still not come home, according to experts. They believe some of those, forced to marry their captors, may have chosen to remain with their husbands on the run.
In February 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Simultaneously with the spread of the disease, African countries were being affected by disruptions of global supply chains of critical goods, such as food and medical supplies. The pandemic resulted in a sharp contraction of trade worldwide, with severe knock-on effects in sub-Saharan Africa on economic growth, poverty and food insecurity.
A recent study projects that Covi-19 will result in persistent shifts in African trade patterns by 2030. African countries are expected to trade more with China and less with Europe, the United States (US) and India.
The study was conducted by an international research consortium comprising the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), and Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). It uses scenarios to quantify the effect of Covid-19 on bilateral trade patterns for 10 African countries – Angola, Cabo Verde,
Research lacking on racial bias in SA police s use of force: ISS Updated
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Burger says there is simply not enough data to determine if there is a racial motivation for how the police respond, but says it was clear that the police overreached their powers on Tuesday when they shot and killed Ntumba.
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The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) s Johan Burger says the reach is lacking on whether there is racial bias in the South African Poclei Service (SAPS) s response to black citizens as opposed to white citizens.
This comes in the wake of the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba in the Wits student protest this week.
In February 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Simultaneously with the spread of the disease, African countries were being affected by disruptions of global supply chains of critical goods, such as food and medical supplies. The pandemic resulted in a sharp contraction of trade worldwide, with severe knock-on effects in sub-Saharan Africa on economic growth, poverty and food insecurity. A recent study projects that Covid-19 will result in persistent shifts in African trade patterns by 2030. African countries are expected to trade more with China and less with Europe, the United States (US) and India.