Nelson Mandela Release
25 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape and made his way to City Hall in Cape Town to deliver his...
Did the world ignore Boko Haram’s Baga attack?
Those following world events will know that two significant things happened over the last week. Armed militants, reportedly linked to al Qaeda, attacked the offices of satirical Parisian publication Charlie...
Je suis Charlie
This week, Paris was rocked by a horrific terrorist attack that has left the nation of France reeling in its aftermath. It has been described by many as possibly the...
Ferguson On Fire
We recently wrote a post called State of Emergency in Missouri. In it we, like many others, were eagerly waiting to hear a decision that was about to be made...
State of Emergency in Missouri
The State of Missouri in Midwestern United States is holding its breath right now. A grand jury is set to make a very important decision about whether or not...
President Michael
Back in 1936, a mother received news she was with child. In July of 1937, her bundle of joy arrived, a baby boy and they named him Michael. As...
Ransom for the Chibok Girls
In April, militant group, Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. Dozens of the girls escaped, but Boko Haram is still holding...
‘Fake’ Interpreter or Fake ‘Interpreter’?
I guess most of you have heard something about what is probably the biggest 'sideline' story to the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Thami Jantjie, the official...
Iconic statements by Nelson Mandela
Iconic statements by Nelson Mandela
As the world mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, we take a moment to honour, as well as remember some of the iconic statements he...
Blue Planet Blues
I don’t need to tell you that the world is a very uneven, unequal place.
Unfair too. Take a look at this interesting but disturbing infographic video if you...