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Ordinary people across the world have been piling into the bitcoin investment craze, raising fears of a bubble. Co-Pierre George explains the ins and outs of the cryptocurrency, and why it’s likely to crash.
Mob lynching is common in Nigeria. People accused of crimes ranging from theft to rape can face instant street justice at the hands of angry mobs who don’t trust the police and judicial system. Leighann Spencer argues that a new law being considered by the country’s senate may help tackle the problem.
South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, will soon elect new leaders. But Keith Gottschalk writes that the election process is full of contradictions. While it looks fair on paper, in practice the outcome can be rigged.
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Co-Pierre Georg, University of Cape Town; Qobolwakhe Dube, University of Cape Town
The astronomic rise of the price of bitcoin over the past 12 months raises fears that the cryptocurrency is set to crash which could see many people lose money.
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Politics + Society
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Leighann Spencer, Charles Sturt University
Nigeria is on the verge of passing a law to criminalise rampant mob lynching. Other countries have tried to do this and failed.
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Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape
The ANC's elective conference is important for the party and South Africa. This is because the person chosen to lead the governing party since 1994, has gone on to become president.
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Health + Medicine
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Asit K. Biswas, National University of Singapore; Kris Hartley, Cornell University
Governments must understand that the factors making cities convenient and productive also make their residents prone to obesity. They must confront this challenge with intelligent, focused policies.
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From our international editions
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Simon McMahon, Coventry University
Insincerity and short-termism rule global responses to Libyan migration.
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Rocío Pozo, University of Stirling
If we can keep elephants away from farms then farmers might be more inclined to help conservation efforts.
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Nicholas Bryner, University of California, Los Angeles; Eric Biber, University of California, Berkeley; Mark Squillace, University of Colorado; Sean B. Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles
President Trump signed an order on Dec. 4 to drastically reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Four legal experts explain why this action is likely to be reversed.
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