South Africa
South Africa bans old racist flag as hate speech
August 22, 2019A landmark Aug. 21 ruling by South Africa’s Equality Court has criminalized gratuitous displays of the national flag of the apartheid era.
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No blank check for ANC after election win in South Africa
May 14, 2019The African National Congress has been returned to power after bruising national and provincial elections.
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South African unions on national strike over job losses
February 13, 2019Trade unionists across South Africa are walking out in a national strike as the country faces a shutdown over “privatization, retrenchment and imperialism.”
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Brazil: Setback for Lula’s presidential candidacy
September 4, 2018The Supreme Electoral Tribunal voted six to one that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is barred from running.
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Philadelphia educator Rosita Johnson recognized by South African government
August 21, 2018In a career spanning decades, Rosita Johnson has distinguished herself as an advocate for quality public education on two continents.
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