Political and editorial cartoons are a key indicator of the democratic health of a country - but they can also be regressive.
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The sympathetic take on Pik Botha as a man of peace and a frustrated democrat is a travesty.
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Widespread concerns about the levels of immigration in South Africa make the issue appeal to voters across the economic and racial spectrum.
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has created a peace ministry but that may not be enough to stabilize the East African state.
South African editors and journalists failed in their ethical contract with society.
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at Sunday Times occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
Turning prisons into a market opportunity could open them up to corruption.
Study suggests that the UN's own principles sometimes prevented it from living up to its objectives
Pik Botha defended apartheid and South Africa's occupation of Namibia, but in the end helped end both.
Not enough credit is given to the agency African governments have in their dealings with China.
Kenya has a legal framework that protects its citizens from racism but there are challenges with its implementation
President Paul Biya's credibility and legitimacy are increasingly being tarnished, amid growing support for opposition candidates.
A survey shows that support for land reform in South Africa differs according to race.
Despite continual threats, the media in Uganda continues to tackle controversial issues and break big stories of corruption and abuse of power.
Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
Internet taxes could stifle Africa's free and vibrant social media.
Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
Governance in Africa
Whether the enduring face of this new politics is Bobi Wine or someone else, Ugandan politics is clearly changing
South Africa's local governments lack a clear separation of legislative and executive powers.
Zimbabwe's new president promised to deliver the country citizens want but the nation remains on edge.
The messy and violent aftermath of Zimbabwe's recent elections met with only muted international criticism.
International news
In Brazil, a record 1,237 black women will stand for office in Sunday's general election. As in the US, their campaigns reflect deep personal concern about rising racism and sexism in politics.
From cannibalism to carbolic smoke balls, these are some of the fascinating cases that have made the law of England and Wales what it is today.
The Newspoll two party vote remains much worse than the last days of Malcolm Turnbull, and the controversy over his ousting continues.
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Many Native languages are dying, and their loss has deep and profound implications for our world.
The prize recognises that violence against women has become a weapon of war.
Facing increasing international pressure, Myanmar's one-time star leader is running out of time to show leadership on human rights and the Rohingya crisis.
Contentious or politically driven Supreme Court nominations are not new. But US history shows that many of those contested nominees who were confirmed would go on to author controversial opinions.
'I don't believe in God, I believe in science,' atheists often argue. But that doesn't mean their thinking is evidence-based.
Cold War 2.0 may not be fanciful: The US and China are plainly entering a period of significant geopolitical rivalry, and each has ambitions that are mutually incompatible.
Cuba is avowedly secular. But as the country debates a new Constitution that would protect LGBT rights, churches have come out strongly against gay marriage — a sign of change on the Communist island.
These terms are often used interchangeably by the public, and though the concepts are overlapping, there are important distinctions.
Hosay, a religious ritual performed by Trinidadian Muslims, combines the somber Islamic observance of Ashura, brought by immigrant Indians, and the joy of Trinidad's famous carnival.
The EU is offering an olive branch, but the UK is too busy squabbling to take it.
Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
Violence against journalists is on the rise. Many people don't realize that such acts have a long tradition in the US, where partisan rancor was once a hallmark of American journalism.
How did governments get the power to limit people's movements in the first place? A historian explains.
Revelations about the president's behavior in a new book and an unsigned op-ed, writes a Yale psychiatrist, support what she and mental health specialists have warned: Trump is dangerously unstable.
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