May 1, 2021 | LGBTQI - Gender & Society
Dear Editor, I am an openly gay man based in Kenya. I am a proud African and to cite the words of the late South African President, Thabo Mbeki, “I am born of a people who are heroes and heroines, of a people who would not tolerate oppression. I am of a nation that...
May 1, 2021 | Media law and policy
A human rights based approach to social media regulation In 2018, then UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, submitted a report on social media regulation and content moderation to the UN...
May 1, 2021 | Media law and policy
by Farhia Mohamed Kheyre Somalia is experiencing a turbulent political process with seemingly no end in sight. The anticipated parliamentary and presidential elections, planned for December 2020 and February 2021 respectively, did not take place, putting the country...
May 1, 2021 | Youth, Media & Media Literacy
Ushering in a new era for the youth by Bertha Tobias It’s a night out with my girls. We’re having a great time, catching up, living and vibing out to Saweetie’s Tap In. I record our rapping along to the part which states “lil waist, fat a**, b**** tap in.” I log on to...
May 1, 2021 | Tech and innovation
by Natasha Fuyane There is an unexplainable confidence that comes with knowing who you are and where you come from. Having now spent more years living outside my country of birth, Zimbabwe than I have in it, the United Kingdom has been my adoptive home since 2002 and...
