Watch The 2nd US Presidential Debate Online (YouTube, Twitter, VR)
Oct 10, 2016 02:03 am UTC| Technology Politics
The second round of the U.S. presidential debate is coming soon and several outlets are scheduled to stream the event online for free. For anyone who wants to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head once...
Facebook Plays US Political Game To Skirt Net Neutrality With Free Basic Internet
Oct 10, 2016 01:49 am UTC| Technology Law Politics
Facebook is at it again. Using its political contacts in Washington, the social media giant is trying to skirt the rules of Net Neutrality by trying to provide Free Basic internet connection. This is another step by...
Genuine democracy involves more than just polling people
Oct 10, 2016 00:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
What is the best way to resolve conflicts in a democracy? This question took centre stage in South Africa after the University of the Witwatersrand (known as Wits) set up an electronic poll to ask students and staff...
We don't know why South Australia's wind farms stopped working, so hold off on the blame game
Oct 07, 2016 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Australias energy ministers are meeting today in an emergency gathering following South Australias recent state-wide blackout. The blackout, following wild weather across the state, has seen an extraordinary response...
Clinton and Trump need to address police violence in debate
Oct 06, 2016 15:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On Oct. 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will come together for the second presidential debate taking the stage only eight miles from Ferguson, Missouri. Since the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson...
In Syria, from fighting to blogging, the many roles of women
Oct 06, 2016 14:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Life
The face of a Syrian woman in Aleppo crouching in the rubble of a bombed hospital did not garner US President Barack Obamas public acknowledgement in the manner of child survivor Omran Daqneesh. But the issue of women in...
There is good as well as bad news about the state of governance in Africa
Oct 05, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Declining safety and deterioration in the rule of law are holding back progress in governance in Africa. This is according to the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The index, started by the Mo Ibrahim...