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Young people in South Africa believe democracy does not work for them, according to Stellenbosch University's Law Trust Chair in Social Justice, Professor Thuli Madonsela.
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
[New Times] Former Chief Justice, Professor Sam Rugege, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Weinstein International Foundation, a US-based non-profit organization working with Rwanda to promote mediation in dispute resolution.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The vice-president of the ruling MPLA party, Luísa Damião, Saturday highlighted in Luanda, the need for the correct use of social networks regarding the dissemination of messages that contribute to promote peace, solidarity, fraternity, equality, unity, humanism and values of democracy.
It comes as parts of the world become ready to roll out vaccines for COVID-19
[CAF] The CAF Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, 10 December 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Zamalek. It will be followed the next day, 11 December, by the General Assembly.
Five men have appeared in the Delareyville Magistrate's Court following the death of a \"robber\" they allegedly assaulted on a farm in North West.
It’s not often that a mother and her daughter graduate at the same time, from the same university, with the same degree. But come 2022, that will be the story of Taneka McKoy Phipps and her daughter Shereece Bryan. The mother-daughter duo will...
Conditions on Wednesday will be mostly cool to warm, with isolated thundershowers expected in some parts of the country.
The scheme is aimed at the millions of South Africans in formal employment who cannot afford traditional medical scheme cover.
“Grandmaster Jay,\" founder of pro-Black activist group NFAC has been charged with assaulting federal task force officers for aiming a rifle at them
[The Conversation Africa] For people working in South Africa's live music sector, 2020 has been \"devastating\". That was the term that researchers read most frequently in responses to the country's largest-ever live music and COVID-19 survey, published in November. As one respondent put it:
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association The year 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. Racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other of Black and Brown Americans at the hands of … Continued
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The complex health needs of dementia patients have somehow been neglected as COVID-19 took the world by storm. Eight months in, the pandemic is taking a devastating toll on the estimated 5.8 million Americans living with dementia.These patients require hands-on care and can be sensitive to changes in routine; now both are difficult to navigate. Dementia patients are especially vulnerable with over 65,446 total COVID-19 deaths reported by American nursing homes to the CDC’s National
[New Times] The president of the National Olympic Committee Valens Munyabagisha says the government should prioritise and invest in sporting disciplines which the country has a competitive advantage in to excel at continental and global competitions.
Cyril Ramaphosa seems to be divided within his own mind when it comes to assessing unity within the ANC - and the president has flip-flopped on Tuesday.
The scramble for positions in the coming administration of President-elect Joe Biden has reached a fever pitch in recent days, with multiple groups demanding greater representation in the White House next year. More than 1,000 Black women released a letter to CNN demanding Biden appoint more Black women to his cabinet. While they acknowledge the recent appointments of Linda Greenfield as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Cecilia Rouse as leader of the Council of Economic Advisers, the letter also notes that Black women propelled Biden to victory in key states like Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. \"We are also pleased to see the talented Black women who have been named to various key roles in the White House. However, as we look to the historic challenges our country faces and the need for strong, accomplished leaders who reflect the breadth and depth of the American experience that you will need at your side when you take office in January 2021, there are glaring...
[New Times] The Rwanda Cricket Association has announced that expansion and upgrade works on IPRC-Kigali cricket ovalhas commenced to make it meet international standards.
