Twenty-five years after the first post-apartheid elections took place in South Africa, Pumla Gqola, a prominent feminist author in the country, shares her views on democracy with DW. Author and activist Pumla Gqola was 21-years-old when the first post-apartheid elections…
Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn’s detention extended (DW)
Carmaker Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn, arrested last month for breach of trust, is to be kept in pre-trial detention over Christmas and New Year. Ghosn was credited with making Nissan Motors a viable global competitor. A court in Tokyo on…
Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reign ahead of abdication (DW)
More than 75,000 well-wishers have visited Tokyo’s Imperial Palace to celebrate Emperor Akihito’s 85th birthday. In an emotional address, he remembered those killed in World War II. Japan’s Emperor Akihito told his compatriots in a recorded address on Sunday he…
