To be fair it’s not just the South African economy which is in trouble. We have seen elements of poverty and suffering in even the most “developed” countries around the world. In August 2020 the world watched in disbelief as thousands of cars lined up in Texas to receive food parcels. In January 2021 South […]
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Despite electricity being one of the most basic needs of modern society a lot of countries around the world have failed to ensure a stable electricity supply. When winter storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021 the shameful state of the Texas power grid was laid bare for the world to see. People struggled for […]
Myanmar (also called Burma) is a country in south-east Asia with a population of just over 50 million people. On 1 February 2021 the Myanmar army, led by Min Aung Hlaing, arrested the country’s President (Win Myint), State Counsellor (Aung San Suu Kyi) and announced on national TV that they had taken control of the […]