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Previously unpublished official communication between the British and American governments sheds new light on the British government’s willful blindness to the atrocities carried out by the Zimbabwean government in Matabeleland in the 1980s. Hazel Cameron sets out how Margaret Thatcher’s government chose not to intervene because doing so was seen as being against Britain’s interests.
Who built Egypt’s pyramids? That depends on who you ask: conventional and widely-accepted science shows that the ancient Egyptians were the master builders. But conspiracy theorists insist the society was too primitive and that aliens or time travelers were responsible. Julien Benoit unpacks the racism inherent in these pseudo-scientific beliefs.
A growing number of employers are no longer looking for graduates with the most impressive degree certificates. But, caution Seth Trudeau and Keno Omu, African universities are behind the curve when it comes to producing employable leaders whose skills are in line with what the world of work requires.
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Hazel Cameron, University of St Andrews
The effects of President Mugabe's post-independence programme of mass murder against Ndebeles, known as the Matabeleland massacre, continue to be felt to this day by survivors and their families.
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Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand
The belief that ancient Egyptians needed help from supernatural beings to built the Giza pyramids relies, unavoidably, on racism and colonial attitudes.
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Education
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Seth Trudeau, African Leadership University; Keno Omu, African Leadership University
For decades, African universities have placed greater focus on what they teach, rather than how they teach it. But the job market now demands graduates that have been taught to think, not regurgitate
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Business + Economy
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Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan
Victims of ATM fraud in Nigeria are often shocked to find out that their defrauders are close family friends or relatives.
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Health + Medicine
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Jason Bantjes, Stellenbosch University
People who attempt suicide can access medical care at their clinics but psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers are not part of the primary health care setting.
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From our international editions
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Alicia de la Cour Venning, Queen Mary University of London
Genocide doesn't begin with mass murder. It's a long, insidious process that can be stopped before it's too late.
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Fulvio Amato, Spanish National Research Council; Teresa Moreno, Spanish Scientific Research Council CSIC
Subways seem like the perfect solution to improve air quality in cities. But what about air quality underground?
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Hervé Borrion, UCL; Kartikeya Tripathi, UCL
Terrorists are changing their tactics, so security services must too.
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