Children today can access media through a range of different devices. With extended access, they are likely to be exposed to more violence on their screens. Caroline Fitzpatrick explains that this can make them think that the world is a more dangerous place than it actually is, making them antisocial, insensitive and manipulative.
The relationship between South African traditional leaders - kings and chiefs - and their communities has been problematic. This is especially so when it comes to land ownership and distributing proceeds from mining royalties which some leaders claim for themselves. But Sonwabile Mnwana says things are set to change, following a landmark ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court.
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Cartoons often have scenes of physical or verbal violence.
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Caroline Fitzpatrick, Université Sainte-Anne
Children exposed to scenes of violence may develop a view that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.
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Politics + Society
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Sonwabile Mnwana, University of Fort Hare
South Africa has made progress towards interrupting the looting of land by chiefs, state officials and mining capital.
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Casper Lӧtter, University of the Free State
Introducing companion animals to South African prisoners and encouraging them to write could aid their rehabilitation.
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Health + Medicine
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Colin Graydon, University of Manitoba; Monika Kowatsch, University of Manitoba
Research shows that Aspirin could reduce the number of HIV infections in women at high risk for HIV, such as Kenyan female sex workers.
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From our international editions
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Zachary Loeb, University of Pennsylvania
Scholars and skeptics warned about Facebook long before its founder was even born. Technology companies keep asking for more and more data and proving they can't be trusted.
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Charlotte Walker, University of Oxford; Suzannah Williams, University of Oxford
There are many things to consider when choosing when to have a child.
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