The young Northern Areas survivor of the aftermath of the forced removals
The first scene represents a family is sitting around a table, early
morning that has the remnants of a breakfast meal on it. It is...
Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities
Waste can have a devastating effect on public health, the environment,
and the climate, but cutting-edge innovation and technology can provide
improved, cheaper solutions to the...
Indonesia: Bold Reforms Needed to Realize Urban Potential
Urbanization has the potential
to be a major driver of prosperity and inclusiveness in Indonesia, but fully
realizing this potential requires bold institutional reforms, according to...
Ellis’ American Psycho versus Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
The Dutch poet Joop Bersee, has been gifted confidante to me, selfless
mentor, and I’ve have come to the beliefs, the norms, the value of...
I went to a Model C school in post-apartheid South Africa and only survived for a year
When it
comes to the issues of eating disorders, which is the topic I am addressing
today. Topics such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
The
question for me...
Kevin Carter belongs to everyone
I hope you
have the sun. I long for the sun today. Yes, I’m thinking of you. You and
moonlight. You and tenderness. How you express...
The Climate Action Summit Fiasco
No one
could fail to be touched by the fear (for the future) and urgency in Greta
Thunberg's young voice as she broke down while addressing...
Actions not words: What was promised at the UN’s landmark climate summit?
UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his
landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete
plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas...
Celebrating bold, young innovators acting on climate change
The seven Young Champions of the Earth gathered in New
York to talk at a series of events and attend a training before celebrating
their win...
The class distinction between Ezra Pound’s Alba and Bessie Head’s Maru
But the air
is growing cold. As cold as the angst of beginners. I am not that scholarship
girl in chapters and parts. I keep on...