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25 Jul 2018

Kevin Jared Hosein 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Overall Winner

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18 Jul 2018

Commonwealth Short Story Prize Awards Ceremony – Cyprus

The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Prize 2018 will be announced on Wednesday July 25 at the Centre of Visual Art and Research ...

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11 Jul 2018

Commonwealth Foundation: keeping an eye on results

The Commonwealth Foundation completed the first year of its Strategy 2017-21. The results of this first year were presented to the ...

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4 Jul 2018

Waste pickers discussed on the John Maythem show

Recycling in Johannesburg has become compulsory as of last year due to persisting landfill issues. However, the new separation at the ...

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27 Jun 2018

Spotlighting gender and climate change in the Caribbean

Gender is not just about men and women, it’s about correcting the power imbalance and eradicating the factors which lead to one ...

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27 Jun 2018

Good Manners by Gothataone Moeng

It took me a moment to recognise him.  When I did, I was overcome by the shyness of seeing a friend after years, suspecting that […]

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27 Jun 2018

Amplifying civic voice: a discussion on gender and climate change

Vijay Krishnarayan, Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation, discusses how the Foundation took a step towards achieving its ...

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27 Jun 2018

India’s transformation to a cashless society: what does this mean for the financial inclusion of refugees?

The Ara Trust is a women-led organisation that seeks to use innovative methods to expand the space available for forced migrants and ...

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27 Jun 2018

Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 Regional Winners

The international judging panel has selected five regional winners for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, from 5,182 entries and ...

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22 Jun 2018

What is a Voiceprint?

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