The H&M stores in South Africa were closed at the weekend in the wake of violent attacks after a clothing ad featuring a young boy in a “monkey” hoodie was condemned for being racist and offensive. “H&M is aware of the recent events inside several of our South African stores. What…
Students at the Swaziland College of Technology (SCOT) were forced to leave campus by armed police Tuesday as protests over unpaid stipends and allowances, and shrinking meal plans, turned violent. The SCOT campus in Mbabane was closed down as the boycott evolved into vandalism and a school dining hall was…
Moroccan authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with vandalism and arson attacks at an Imzouren police station in the troubled Al Hoceima province, the official Moroccan press agency said. The youths attended a rally on Sunday before stoning the police building and burning four police cars, a public bus…