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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has seen off a great number of opponents during his three-decade long reign. But his latest challenger poses a very different threat. Museveni’s heavy-handed reaction to the popularity of singer turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, has shocked and angered Ugandans. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo explains why the 'Free Bobi Wine' movement could easily take on a broader form in a country desperate for change.
Kenya has used several forms of transitional justice to try and deal with its post-election violence and more broadly, with a legacy of historical injustices. But this approach has enjoyed mixed results. Gabrielle Lynch argues this is because transitional justice must be context-specific, and must engage with citizens' needs and expectations.
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Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, Uganda Martyrs University
Bobi Wine entered the political arena with a relatively consistent background of politically critical music.
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Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick
As transitional justice efforts have become more widespread, their mandates have also become increasingly ambitious.
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Business + Economy
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Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University
Under representation of women in the science and engineering career fields is a result of poor work life balance.
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Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
The push to nationalise South Africa's Reserve Bank is informed by the mistaken view that private shareholders affect monetary policy.
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Science + Technology
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Karen Renaud, Abertay University
In reality, cybersecurity attacks are like a disease affecting people globally.
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From our international editions
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Elizabeth Sherman, American University School of Public Affairs
Sen. John McCain, facing terminal cancer, will end his career with growing repudiation by his party and the public of positions, from national defense to bipartisanship, that he has long embodied.
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Ioannis Glinavos, University of Westminster; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Andrew Gunn, University of Leeds; Feargal Cochrane, University of Kent; Helen Carasso, University of Oxford; Philip Crilly, Kingston University; Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
From trade to medicines, the UK government's 'just in case' planning is revealing.
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Jan Hoole, Keele University; Daniel Allen, Keele University
Dogs have the same hormones and experience the same chemical changes that humans do.
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