Photo credit: Wisconsin Examiner Decades after earning his high school equivalency diploma at a state prison for young men, Christopher Medina-Kirchner is a teaching fellow and post-doctoral research scientist at Harvard Medical School. The Wisconsin Examiner reports that Medina-Kirchner was the keynote speaker during a ceremony honouring 29 graduates last week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections….
Photo credit: the conversation Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. The Conversation reports that in the wake of the protests, President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embrace solidarity with their African neighbours. For their part,…
They happen to be the most dedicated, patriotic and committed Nigerians. But their similarity does not end there. They also happen to be the worst treated Nigerians. Unfortunately, the future of Nigeria, of any country lies in their overworked hands. How many broadcast houses, print or electronic, are in the habit of giving their staff…
I get swept by razzle; Blinded by dazzle, readily forgetting where I’m standing! We’ll have plenty of potato, so says manifesto; I’m persuaded, I’ll be uplifted! While asking for votes, politicians gave loads of tons of promises and infrastructure for tommies! Not needing to be encouraged – no one could change my influenced resolve to…
Photo credit: the Latin times The US has deported some migrants to the Central African Republic under a controversial deal that allows Washington to deport migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries. The Eastleigh Voice reports that the flight from Louisiana on Thursday was carrying some two dozen migrants, including an Iranian…
Photo credit: The Canberra Times Opponents of migration are being warned that significant cuts to Australia’s intake numbers would cause havoc for the economy and impact housing targets. The North West Star reports that immigration and housing numbers were out of balance with each other. Still, dramatic cuts were not the solution, Minister Tony Burke…
Weren’t our elders right, when they said luxury of getting old came with a price, of witnessing the not too pleasant? Unfortunately, since we are earnestly praying to get old, there is nothing we could have done; we even pray to use our toothless molars to nibble on kolanuts, being clueless, we enjoy being, prisoners…
