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Kenya’s new wave of protests has been sweeping urban centres around the country. It’s not surprising that they are happening in cities and towns – people in fast-growing settlements are often disappointed with the lack of government services. But the multi-ethnic and younger profile of the protesters is something new in Kenya. Lena Gutheil explains what makes for a particularly explosive mix.
Mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa are causing widespread concern. The strains are mutating faster and spreading more easily between people. Virologist Cheryl Walter explains the history of mpox, the symptoms and why we should be worried about the virus mutations.
T20, a shorter and more action-packed version of the one-day cricket match, has revolutionised the sport and is attracting young viewers and players the world over. All eyes will be on South Africa on Saturday as they become the first African team ever to play a T20 World Cup final. But in order to stay on top of the world, youth development of the game must be strong. And there’s a problem in South Africa, writes Mogammad Sharhidd Taliep. He warns that young
players should not be playing the same version of T20 as adults if they’re to develop all-round skills.
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Lena Gutheil, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
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Cheryl Walter, University of Hull
Mpox is now readily spreading from person to person. It is mutating faster and the strains are more virulent.
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Mogammad Sharhidd Taliep, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The first African team to reach a T20 World Cup final, South Africa will need to reconsider how young cricketers are playing the T20 game.
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Kamau Wairuri, Edinburgh Napier University
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
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Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa’s more plural political space might bring in new voices that generate better economic policies.
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From our international editions
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Scott Lucas, University College Dublin
The IDF says Hamas is an idea that is rooted in the hearts of Palestinians and trying to eradicate it is impossible.
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Laura Hood, The Conversation; Avery Anapol, The Conversation
Questions were posed on gambling, gender and out-of-work benefits.
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Camille Mellin, University of Adelaide; Damien Fordham, University of Adelaide
Increasing coral bleaching will be worst for the most biodiverse reefs along the equator, impacting the livelihoods and nutrition of the people who depend on them.
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Denise Su, Arizona State University
A photo of Lucy’s reconstructed skeleton next to a live four-year-old girl shows how human Lucy was – and how small.
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