Last Line… – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the Punch Yeah! It’s a fact that Nigeria was at the forefront of nations that fought for South African freedom. That Nigerians are getting a rough deal in South Africa is no secret. But then, could we look at things in their proper perspective? Before Nigerians got into South Africa, there had been…

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Of Toxicity… – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit: the standard There’s quite a few things some self– styled social media in–laws don’t know about relationships. But then, they’ll be so fast in passing one–eye judgements. Is it one–ear? Anyone who doesn’t wait to hear the second party’s side of the story, has done a great injustice. Before one of the two…

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Protests continue in Israel!

Photo credit: Aljazeera The six Israeli hostages whose corpses were found in a Gaza tunnel last weekend have made many Israelis resolute on a ceasefire. On Monday evening, protesters carried empty coffins past Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house.  BBC reports that they said the burden he carries is much heavier. Thousands of people trooped to…

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Zimbabweans seek greener pastures!

Photo credit: Global Press Journal The South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor has recorded the highest movement compared to other official points of entry or exit. Newsday reports, quoting statistics from the International Organization for Migration, that Zimbabweans are seeking greener pastures across the Limpopo River. IOM’s July data indicates that 35,187 movements were recorded, and 1,380 migrants…

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Asylum seeker dies in Australia!

Photo credit: ABC News A Tamil man, aged 23, Mano Yogalingam self-immolated last Tuesday in Noble Park. He died on Wednesday of his injuries in hospital. Crikey reports that Yogalingam committed suicide following a 49-day protest in which he was a key organizer outside the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, Australia. They were asking…

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