‘Stolpersteine’, or stumbling stones, have in recent times been placed outside homes where deported Jews had last lived in Nazi Germany, to commemorate the painful history of Jewish expulsion and extermination. And, as Duane Jethro writes, some of these stumbling stones appear to locate South African memory in the streets of Berlin.
Kenya’s 2017 election process was one of the most litigated in the history of the 54-year-old nation. The country’s electoral commission has been challenged in court on numerous occasions especially by the National Super Alliance, the country’s main opposition coalition. Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka argues that the alliance’s Supreme Court petition that led to the annulment of the election was part of a broader push to ensure justice in the country’s electoral processes.
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Duane Jethro, Humboldt University of Berlin
An exhibition in Berlin, called "Letters of Stone", shows that there is more to memory than words and ideas.
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Politics + Society
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Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka, Middle Tennessee State University
Kenya's electoral commission faced many legal challenges before the general election, and yet another after the poll. But how will the Supreme Court's historic ruling impact the country's democracy?
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Science + Technology
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Tom Moultrie, University of Cape Town
Leaving no-one behind is a catchphrase that seeks to ensure that all people benefit from the global development agenda set in the sustainable development goals.
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Environment + Energy
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Willem Daniel Lubbe, North-West University
After decolonisation and independence a new conservation document was needed, one that looks after the needs of the people. That's what the Maputo Convention aims to do.
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