A weekly(ish) update of the articles that I found interesting and therefore think you should read.
South Africa
Barry Bearak’s article, South Africa’s Poor Renew a Tradition of Protest chronicles what has resulted from the lack of services provided to South Africa’s poorest citizens throughout many of the country’s townships and informal settlements.
Also, Celia Dugger’s article, Eager Students Fall Prey to Apartheid’s Legacy looks into the sad state of many of South Africa’s predominantly black schools.
“Thousands of schools across South Africa are bursting with students who dream of being the accountants, engineers and doctors this country desperately needs, but the education system is often failing the very children depending on it most to escape poverty.”
Yet one more promise made at the end of apartheid still waiting to be fulfilled.
I think you are mistaken. Also, I love you new profile picture.
According to a member of Iran’s judiciary:
“Sites such as Facebook and YouTube were devised by the United States in order to wage a psychological war against Iran.”
Who knew?
Never would have guessed that all those pairs of Pumas I loyally purchased were fueling a feud in Germany.
“…German brothers, Adi and Rudolf Dassler, who dissolved their successful family sneaker business 61 years ago, set up rival sneaker companies, Adidas and Puma, on opposite sides of a river in the small Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach, and refused to speak to one another for the rest of their lives.”
Also, was it really that serious that you had to wait until World Peace Day to shake hands and make up?
What what what?
How come no one called me to tell me I could take the last few days off work?
[...] article to her last piece on South Africa’s failing education system (which appeared in last week’s In the News post), Celia Dugger discusses the rise of a new youth movement aimed at improving the country’s [...]