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Editor's note
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Africa has no shortage of populist leaders who claim to represent their citizens. But do they? In light of the Kenyan Supreme Court decision to annul the recent presidential elections, Thompson Chengeta asks, who really speaks for the people? And as tensions rise about when, and possibly if, a new election will be held, fears are increasing that violence will escalate. Leighann Spencer provides a historical look at the legacy of political violence in Kenya.
After almost 60 years “King Kong”, the South African jazz musical, has made a comeback. It first toured the country’s major cities in 1959 before moving to London’s West End. Gavin Robert Walker explains why the timing of the latest production comes at an interesting time.
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Top Stories
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Thompson Chengeta, University of Pretoria
While Kenya's political leaders often adopt a populist approach to politics, it's not unimaginable that the courts could also pursue a populist path by claiming to speak for the people.
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Leighann Spencer, Charles Sturt University
Elections in Kenya are never just a matter of casting ballots. Historically, they have been marred by ethno-political violence, exacerbated by vigilantes and militias deployed by politicians.
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Arts + Culture
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Gavin Robert Walker, Stellenbosch University
The returned musical "King Kong" embodies the germinating seeds of two potential and mutually exclusive South Africas.
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Politics + Society
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Omolade Adunbi, University of Michigan
Protests are raising tensions in Africa's most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
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Laurie Nathan, University of Pretoria
South Africa's intelligence services operate secretly and with minimal oversight. So citizens will probably never know exactly what they are up to.
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Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler
Kenya’s failure to ready itself for the 2018 African Nations Championship is bad for the tournament, African Football and the country. It also undermines the domestic leagues it's intended to boost.
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Meera Venkatachalam, University of Mumbai
The seeds of discord that were planted in independent Togo have resulted in ethnic divisions, and a state that has long been ruled by family. But recent protests could mean things are about to change.
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Health + Medicine
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Romany Sutherland, University of Cape Town
Medical mediation has become a buzzword in health departments across the world as an alternative to taking legal action to solve disputes.
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Thumbi Mwangi, Washington State University
The strategy to eliminate human rabies is straight forward: vaccinate dogs, provide prompt post-exposure vaccines, public education and awareness on prevention.
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Science + Technology
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Yashwant Ramma, Mauritius Institute of Education
The affective domain - motivation, interest and values and their inter-relationships - forms an integral component in facilitating learners’ construction of physics knowledge.
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Business + Economy
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Mercy Mpinganjira, University of Johannesburg
The rapid penetration of internet technologies in Africa provides hope for e-commerce's continued growth. Potential online stores need to understand what draws or pushes customers away.
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Sean Gossel, University of Cape Town; Timothy London, University of Cape Town
KPMG South Africa sets a potential example of how shareholders can attack the soft underbelly of private sector state capture enablers.
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Leslie J. Bank, Human Sciences Research Council; Tim GB Hart, Human Sciences Research Council
South Africa should review its rural development strategy and land reform policy to win the fight against rising poverty.
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Education
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Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, University of South Africa
The process of decolonising research methodology is an ethical, ontological and political exercise rather than simply one of approach and ways of producing knowledge.
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Aliza le Roux, University of the Free State
"Flipped classrooms" aren't yet common around Africa, but a partial flip that marries technology and collaboration has real potential.
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Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, Aarhus University
Universities play a major role in procuring the human and intellectual resources needed for fulfilling the various goals of the UN's Agenda 2030.
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