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McDonald’s is leaving Russia after three decades of operating there. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Foreign companies exiting Russia echo the pressure campaign against South Africa’s racist apartheid system

Corporate pressure campaigns usually work best in partnership with local institutions. While Russia’s civic organizations are generally weak, there are some signs of growing defiance.
The Rhodes Must Fall movement accused the University of Cape Town of having blood on its hands for investing in the mining company Lonmin. Ian Barbour/flickr

South African universities need to rethink how they invest their millions

Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.

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