Nelson Mandela, arriving for Thabo Mbeki’s inauguration in 2004.
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Matthew Graham, University of Dundee
Mandela continues to serve as a rare example of a principled politician committed to forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Politics + Society
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Brooks Marmon, University of Edinburgh
The credibility of Zimbabwe's elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
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Education
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Callen Nyamwange, Kisii University
The impact of cheating is that students aren't properly assessed, don't perform, don't get into university and aren't skilled.
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Science + Technology
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Craig Blewett, University of KwaZulu-Natal
If innovations of our digital age are largely to blame for decreasing attention spans, don't they also hold possible solutions?
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From our international editions
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Craig Anderson, University of Glasgow
The best team to lift the trophy was Brazil's star-studded 1970 team.
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Christopher Storrs, University of Dundee
The British foreign secretary, Francis Osborne, tried to negotiate free trade deals with eight European rivals in the late 18th century. Guess how many bit the dust.
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Derina Johnson, Trinity College Dublin
There are at least 400,000 stateless people living in Thailand – many of them young, like Adul. Here's what their lives are like.
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