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Ben Winks is an independent advocate specialising in constitutional and international law, and a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg.   Ten years ago, South Africans watched in horror as major news outlets broadcast blow-by-blow footage of the brutal killing of Andries Tatane.  The 33-year-old maths and science teacher from Ficksburg in the Free State had been leading a peaceful community protest against water shortages and other government failures.  We watched him being pummelled with batons by half a dozen armoured policemen and shot in the chest from less than 2m awa...

From the NS archive: Cod warriors 11 May 1973: There's something fishy about the trawler stand-off. By Richard West The recent brouhaha over French fishermen blockading Jersey in a dispute over fishing rights called to mind the “cod wars” of the 1950s and 1970s. Then it was Iceland that took a stance against Great Britain over territorial fishing waters. In this piece from 1973, Richard West showed that media reports of the nautical ill-will were being filtered by a PR company. Indeed, he said, a whole series of international stand-offs, wars, and indeed countries had a PR firm attached...

Secrets of Russian ballerinas: How to stay young well into your golden years Maya Plisetskaya danced until 70! Vasily Malyshev, Vladimir Vyatkin/Sputnik Maya Plisetskaya, Galina Ulanova, Ekaterina Maximova—even after retiring, these three outstanding ballet dancers continued to amaze everyone with their regal posture, chiseled figures and enviable vitality. What were their secrets to staying young? Maya Plisetskaya: “No need for dieting” Maya Plisetskaya during rehearsal in Colon Theater, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1976. Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images Maya ...

Press briefing notes on Chad - 30 April 2021 Format Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 We are deeply disturbed by the apparently disproportionate use of force -- including the use of live ammunition -- by defence and security forces in the context of protests in Chad this week, particularly on Tuesday when six people were reportedly killed and several wounded in the capital N'Djamena and in the second largest Chadian city of Moundou. We understand that more than 700 people have also been arrested in relation to the demonstrations. At this point, it is unclear how many remain in detention. A...

Statement of Ad Hoc Group of Buenos Aires Bondholders Regarding Expiration of Current Exchange Offer USA - English Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Steering Committee of the Ad Hoc Group of Buenos Aires Bondholders (the "Group"), who filed claims on March 22, 2021 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking judgment against the Province in respect of the Province's continuing default on scheduled payments of interest and/or principal under eleven series of Notes issued by the Province (the "Not...