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Editor's note
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Botswana has joined a number of African countries in debating the legality of same-sex relationships. The country’s high court is likely to hand down a verdict in June, which will either maintain the provisions of the law that criminalise homosexuality, or rule that same-sex relationships are constitutional. Andrew Novak looks back at the history of the country’s discriminatory laws which were inherited from colonial British
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The age of social media has resulted in misinformation and disinformation spreading like wildfire. Managing the problem is fraught with difficulties. But there are answers, argues Tawana Kupe. One of them is to make sure that there’s sufficient evidence-based journalism being produced that pursues the truth.
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Julie Masiga
Peace + Security Editor
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Top story
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The High Court in Botswana is deliberating on a motion to legalise same-sex relationships.
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Andrew Novak, George Mason University
Botswana's High Court could finally decriminilise same-sex relations.
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If it’s fake, it’s not news.
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Tawana Kupe, University of Pretoria
Science is not the absolute truth. Scientific findings are the beginning, not the end, of the quest for truth.
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Politics + Society
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Pier Paolo Frassinelli, University of Johannesburg
Fespaco, Africa's premier film festival, celebrated its 50th anniversary in Burkina Faso. For African cinema to survive, it must adapt to today's audiences and forms of distraction.
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Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
Swapo remains the dominant party by far in Namibia. But it seems increasingly unable to live up to its promises.
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From our international editions
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Timothy Takahashi, Arizona State University
An analysis of flight data shows that problems began at a point when the pilot would normally have engaged the autopilot system.
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Jillian Ryan, CSIRO; Carla Litchfield, University of South Australia
When it comes to giant pandas, politics, economics and international diplomacy often eclipse conservation considerations.
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Harriet Thew, University of Leeds
The school strikes are a serious moral challenge to climate inaction, but they must overcome certain challenges to maintain momentum.
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Brooke Schedneck, Rhodes College
Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old monk, who has retired to a Buddhist temple. He taught how the practice of mindfulness could be combined with daily actions.
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En français
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Fousseyni Touré, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako
Quelle a été l’influence des associations islamiques et de leurs représentants dans le débat public au Mali ? Et qui aujourd’hui leur oppose un autre discours ?
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Emmanuel Matteudi, Aix-Marseille Université ; Martin Péricard, Agence française de développement (AFD)
Le regard sur la société civile, hors du champ politique, permet d’éclairer la situation et la capacité de la société algérienne à prendre les choses en main et à agir, quand le pouvoir n’agit pas.
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