Independent Analysis and Reportage
The modern food system was built on the expectation that geography would spread out the risks from droughts and floods. Climate change is testing all of that at once.
The Enhanced Games wound up on May 24 2026 without the medal shower that was widely expected, but what does the multi-sport event really stand for when it’s stripped of the moral frenzy?
Access to the internet in South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Gauteng, is marked by inequalities.
Teachers do not simply implement curriculum reforms exactly as policymakers design them.
Real efforts have been made, and recent lines on the chart do go in the right direction. But what if they are wobbles, not turns.
There is some evidence to suggest that national teams with more migrant players perform better on the pitch.
Victorians were acutely aware of the health problems which could come from devotion to the ‘gospel of work’.
First published in 2000, Persepolis created a transformative shift in comics, memoir and political storytelling. Its Iranian–French creator has died, aged 56.
How recent expansion could dilute football’s most powerful brand.
For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.
The more Epstein-connected directors a company had, no matter its size, the more likely it was to have governance problems.
Africa needs to navigate the tension between interdependence, economic security, and economic diversification.