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Brave New World: The significance of Cuba at the Summit of the Americas

In 2013, US President Barack Obama and the Cuban leader, Raul Castro, shook hands at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, and it took the world by surprise. After five decades of separation, it appeared somethin...

by Simon Fraser

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Violence in South Africa: Reminiscent of the apartheid regime?

As a South African, I write this with shame in my heart and blood on my hands. I am sitting here reflecting on the dark days of 2008 when xenophobic violence spread through the country. We did what we could to improve the si...

by Gillion Bosman

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A Simple Experiment Exposes People’s Views on Domestic Abuse

On the surface, most of us all acknowledge that domestic abuse is bad and cruel and something that needs to be dealt with. Most of us agree that anyone who commits horrible acts of violence against women should be stopped and p...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Brave New World: The significance of Cuba at the Summit of the Americas

Violence in South Africa: Reminiscent of the apartheid regime?

A Simple Experiment Exposes People’s Views on Domestic Abuse

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