insert_link World Social media platforms are blocked in Iran. Candidates in this week’s presidential election are embracing them anyway By Amin Naeni, Deakin University After Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 20, the Iranian government had to schedule an early election to choose a new president. The regime has approved six presidential candidates to run in the election on June 28. The pool includes four hardliners, one centrist and one reformist. The main competition is expected […] todayJune 26, 2024 9
insert_link Oshiwambo Aanona yena omaulema nayo oyena uuthemba okuya komanongelo Omupevi minista muuministeli wiipambele yaanuulema, kohi yombelewa yomupelesidente Alexia Manobe-Ncube, okwa indile aavali mboka yena aanona yaanuulema yeya shangithe moosikola. Okwa popi ndhoka pethimbo a tsakanene naaniikondo ya yooloka moshitopolwa shaShana oshiwike shika. Tati uulema ita wuti omuntu ita vulu oku ningasha, ashike Ota vulu oku longa kehe shoka omuntu keehena uulema ta longo. Manobe-Ncube okwa tseyitha kwa konekwa aavali naatekuli oyendji haya kala ya holeka aanona mboka yena Uulema, […] todayMay 23, 2024 11
insert_link Namibia Empowering Namibian Youth: SEE Namibia’s Call for Voter Education By Dilia Mazula In a bid to address the concerning trend of voter apathy among Namibian youth, Social Enabled Education Namibia (SEE Namibia), a youth-led organization, supported by the US Embassy in Namibia, is dedicated to providing comprehensive education on the democratic process. Commenting on the issue, during an interview with Future Media News, Joseph Ndondi, Executive Director of SEE Namibia, emphasized the critical role of voter and […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 57
insert_link Health / Medical Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world By Lucy Draper-Clarke, University of the Witwatersrand In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices originating in ancient eastern philosophies for guidance. Among these is mindfulness, which is linked to meditation. Lucy Draper-Clarke, researcher and author of The Compassionate Activist, spoke to health & medicine editor Nadine Dreyer about looking inwards and cultivating compassion, […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 17
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
