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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Activism

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Namibia

Windhoek Activist Warns Against Secret Renewal of Redforce Contract

Windhoek residents and ratepayers, activist Shaun Gariseb has issued a reminder that Redforce's contract with the City of Windhoek is set to expire on November 21, 2024. He warns against any hidden renewal plans, noting that the Anti-Corruption Commission has yet to release its report on Redforce’s initial appointment, which he claims lacked due process and council resolution.  

todayOctober 30, 2024 30

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Africa

Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Detained on Incitement Charges

Renowned Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been detained by police on accusations of inciting violence, according to his wife, who reported that six masked individuals took him from their home. BBC Africa indicates that Mwangi’s detention follows his recent call for an anti-government protest at a marathon in Nairobi set for Sunday. Police spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed Mwangi’s custody but did not offer further information.

todayOctober 28, 2024 5

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Africa

Kenya’s femicide cases need national action: declare a crisis now – scholar

    By Awino Okech, SOAS, University of London   Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei’s murder was reported to have been about a conflict over land ownership. Her attacker, Dickson Ndiema, has since died from injuries sustained in the attack. Cheptegei is not the first woman athlete to be murdered in Kenya. […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 14

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Opinion Pieces

Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

          By Agnes Yeboah, Capricorn Group: Head Talent Investment & DEI   There has been an increased importance and popularity on topics like unconscious bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), psychological safety, quiet quitting, and other social matters. This can be attributed to several interconnected factors, such as social awareness and activism, workplace dynamics, consumer expectations, social media, technology, and globalisation, just to mention a few. […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 9

Africa

Detained Uganda environmental activist freed but ‘in bad shape’

      An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday. Stephen Kwikiriza was found on Sunday evening dumped on a roadside in Kyenjojo, about five hours' drive west of the capital Kampala, said Samuel Okulony, director of the Environment Governance Institute. The activist had said he was […]

todayJune 10, 2024 10

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Africa

TikTok activism: how queer Zimbabweans use social media to show love and fight hate

iZhenya/iStock/Getty Images Plus, CC BY     By Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University and Princess Sibanda, University of Fort Hare   In Zimbabwe, there is a long held public view that queerness is “unAfrican” and imported to Africa from the west. Even though numerous studies have proven this not to be true, reiterations of this lie by the state has led many to believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer […]

todayMay 29, 2024 23

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Namibia

Amushehelo demands President’s attention on jobs crisis

Activist and Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters member, Michael Amushehelo is leading a protest against youth unemployment. Despite challenges in delivering their petition on Independence Day, he remains committed. Amushehelo plans to personally deliver the petition to President Nangolo Mbumba's office and insists on the President's acknowledgment.

todayMarch 27, 2024 70

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Science & Technology

AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination

varuna/Shutterstock   By Philip Di Salvo, University of St.Gallen and Antje Scharenberg, University of St.Gallen   In public administrations across Europe, artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) systems are already being used extensively. These systems, often built on opaque “black box” algorithms, recognise our faces in public, organise unemployment programmes, and even forecast exam grades. Their task is to predict human behaviour and to make decisions, even in […]

todayMarch 12, 2024 39

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Africa

US Christian right has taken aim at LGBTIQ+ rights, sex education and abortion in Africa – new book

      By Haley McEwen, University of Gothenburg   A new book – The US Christian Right and Pro-Family Politics in 21st Century Africa – reveals the role played by some right wing US Christian groups in trying to spread their social and moral influence in African countries. Sociologist Haley McEwen, who specialises in the subject, answers five questions about her book. What do you want readers to take […]

todayMarch 7, 2024 20

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