News headlines for “Racism”, page 87
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Youth Vulnerable to Violence
- Inter Press Service
James Banda, 27, is an unemployed youth although he occasionally is hired to act as a bus conductor at Lusaka’s Kulima Tower Bus Station. He may not have a permanent job, but it is easy to find him. Anyone looking for him just has to go to the bus station and ask. Everyone knows who he is. Banda, or ‘ba-Jay’ as people call him, is a young man who commands a lot of respect from his friends — he is a thug for hire.
MEDIA-PHILIPPINES: Citizen Journalism Gets Public Involved
- Inter Press Service
Television news images of a phony policeman on a motorcycle escorting a sedan travelling against the flow of traffic — submitted by a passing motorist — is a sign of the changing face of journalism and public involvement in the Philippines.
BRAZIL: Football Paves the Way to Masculinity Without Violence
- Inter Press Service
It’s Friday night, and in a 'favela' (shanty town) in this Brazilian city, a group of men relax with a beer after a hard week, while a song can be heard above the rowdy chatter.
CHINA: A Year After Xinjiang Riots, Ethnic Tensions Simmer
- Inter Press Service
More than a year after the riots in China’s remote Xinjiang autonomous region, the country’s bloodiest ethnic clash in decades, calm has returned to the capital Urumqi. But the underlying tensions remain — tensions that Beijing will be forced to address as it moves forward in its campaign to develop the country’s west.
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.
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