Caroline Southey

Sep 7, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Caroline Southey

What has Ghosh contributed to our understanding about the root causes of climate change? Don't want to see this? Remove adsJulia Taylor: In Ghosh’s recent non-fiction book, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, he used his storytelling prowess to outline the roots of climate change within two systems of power and oppression: imperialism and capitalism. Imperialism is the expansion of influence over other countries through military force and colonisation.

Aug 26, 2024 | modernghana.com | Caroline Southey |Jabulani Sikhakhane |Moina Spooner |Adejuwon Soyinka

The Conversation Africa condemns the harassment of its West Africa editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, by Nigeria's Department of State Security operatives. Soyinka was detained for six hours on Sunday when he landed in Lagos on a flight from the UK. He was stopped by immigration officials on the basis that there was a problem with his passport.

Jul 16, 2024 | modernghana.com | Caroline Southey |Jabulani Sikhakhane |Thabo Leshilo

On 29 May 2024 South Africans went to the polls and delivered a strong message to their political leaders: we're tired of the “same old same old”. They slashed the governing African National Congress's share of the vote to just over 40%. And put their crosses next to a host of some old – and some new – opposition parties. The general election outcome triggered weeks of high-wire negotiations as parties jockeyed to be part of a coalition government to run the country's 7th administration.

Jul 16, 2024 | theconversation.com | Caroline Southey |Jabulani Sikhakhane |Thabo Leshilo

On 29 May 2024 South Africans went to the polls and delivered a strong message to their political leaders: we’re tired of the “same old same old”. They slashed the governing African National Congress’s share of the vote to just over 40%. And put their crosses next to a host of some old – and some new – opposition parties. The general election outcome triggered weeks of high-wire negotiations as parties jockeyed to be part of a coalition government to run the country’s 7th administration.