Commentary
The Twilight of a Disconnected Presidency
France’s continuing upheaval has at last caught the attention of President Emmanuel Macron. But not in a way that might help anyone. In a desperate scramble for scapegoats, he and the Prime Minister have pinned the blame not on five weeks of government inaction in response to student demands, but on everything from social media to a supposed left-wing master puppeteer. Read More Read More
Archives
CHILD MORTALITY: A strategy that could help arrest its rise
Not far from the beaches and cafés of seaside Cape Town, is the township of Du Noon, where children play in rubbish-strewn streets near pools of stagnant water and lop-sided rows of outdoor toilets. “They play and eat without washing their hands, so it’s not healthy,” says local health care worker, Nontuthuzelo Debesse, who is […]
Reportage
“Terrorising a Generation”: A French Government in Terminal Decline
Protests banned. Demonstrators beaten by police. And another thousand arrests in 24 hours. This is the face of an increasingly authoritarian French government in the dying throes of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
