News headlines for “Racism”, page 84
MALAWI: Women Candidates Desperate to Finance Freebies for Voters
- Inter Press Service
Mable Malinda wants to contest the local government elections but the independent candidate who is using her life savings to fund her campaign only has 500 dollars left in her bank account. She has already spent three times as much buying handouts for voters — an unofficial requirement when contesting elections in Malawi.
More Than 200 Ways of Becoming a Mother
- Inter Press Service
'You can only have one mother,' as the saying goes, but in Brazil there are 215 ways of becoming a mother, one for each of the ethnic groups in this South American country. Promoting maternal health while respecting cultural traditions is a major health challenge.
SPORTS: Power and Passion Put Football Above the Law
- Inter Press Service
The FIFA Football World Cup is presented -- and felt emotionally by millions -- as a contest amongst countries in which national honour is at stake. But it is also a private business, controlled by a small group of people who exploit patriotism and foment rivalries in marketing the 'product.'
Football Leaves Legacy of Hope in Namibia
- Inter Press Service
Throughout the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, organisers have insisted that the legacy of the even goes far beyond the sporting spectacle. In the dusty streets of a Windhoek township, Deon Namiseb believes this is true.
SWAZILAND: Women MPs Limited by the Patriarchal System
- Inter Press Service
Minah Ndzinisa spends every day selling fruit and vegetables at the outdoor Mbabane Market, braving the rain, wind and cold for almost 20 years. 'I was in the same cold even in the 1990s when we used to have only one woman Member of Parliament.'
ARGENTINA: Poorest First Served with Free Digital TV
- Inter Press Service
In contrast to what has happened in most countries that have switched from analogue to digital television, in Argentina the technological leap has begun with the poorest households.
IOC Joins U.N. to Level the Playing Field for Women
- Inter Press Service
The sight of girls and boys playing cricket and skateboarding together in the streets of Afghanistan and Iraq may be unexpected to some, but it is a homegrown effort aimed at fostering gender equality.
PAKISTAN: The Other Side Of World Cup Footballs
- Inter Press Service
England coach Fabio Capello has bemoaned the unpredictable trajectory of the Jabulani World Cup ball, calling it 'the worst ball' in the history of the tournament. But labour rights groups have a greater complaint.
CHINA: Cyberlives Thrive Under the State’s Watchful Eyes
- Inter Press Service
Twenty-four-year-old Li Jun sits where he sits most nights of the week, in front of a computer in his local Internet cafe in the east of the Chinese capital, playing ‘World of Warcraft’.
UGANDA: Too Young to Know, Yet Too Young to Die
- Inter Press Service
Thirteen-year-old Jacinta Okello and her fellow primary school classmates call it 'doing bad manners'. But when you ask her what she knows about sex, she breaks into a shy smile, looks to her feet and giggles.
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