Author : The Conversation

South Africa’s Bill of Rights enshrines a number of socioeconomic rights. These are crucial for creating an equal society and include the rights of access to healthcare services, sufficient food and...

When politics interferes in universities – overtly or discreetly – it makes higher education less autonomous. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters (Right) When politics interferes in universities – overtly or discreetly – it...

Millions of Americans are struggling to pay for college. Nearly 10 million students and their families took out almost US$100 billion in student loans from the federal government in the 2014-15...

MOTOKO / Shutterstock.com MOTOKO / Shutterstock.com Say it ain’t so, Tokyo. Those were my thoughts when I saw the Guardian’s allegations over the Japanese capital’s winning bid for the 2020 Olympic...

360b / Shutterstock.com 360b / Shutterstock.com Whether or not David Cameron, the UK prime minister, was right to tell the Queen so publicly that guests of the country were...

    As we approach the UN International Day of Families, only the foolhardy would try to predict the future of family groups. Previous attempts have, in fact, failed. William...

A structural change is underway in global dairy markets. A perfect storm has emerged through a coincidence of events, technology and policy changes across the major dairy producing nations,...

Mozambique’s return to the international limelight reads like a John le Carré novel. The elements of a bestseller are all present: growing internal instability, unexplored natural gas deposits, international loans...

To almost no one’s surprise, Puerto Rico missed a US$422 million debt payment earlier this month, triggering fears among investors that additional defaults are on the way and increasing pressure on...

Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Two class actions brought by drivers against ride-sharing company Uber in California and Massachusetts have been settled, with the drivers agreeing to...