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                   Global Edition | 19 January 2024 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  As a political scientist, I am interested in the ingredients of durable democracies in post-conflict societies, including South Africa. Thirty years after its first democratic elections, the stakes are high for the ANC as the party that took the lead in ushering in a new era. It is nursing a fragile unity ahead of a general election later this year.

                  The election, expected between May and August, may become the battle for the soul of the young voter. If that is the case, then the ANC needs a fresh image, one less reliant on its history as a liberation movement. 
                 
                          Sandy Africa

                        Associate Professor, Political Sciences, and Deputy Dean Teaching and Learning (Humanities), University of Pretoria
                       
                 
                   
                  ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, centre, and his deputy, Paul Mashatile, right, help cut the cake at the party’s 112th anniversary celebration at Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga. Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images 
                  South Africa’s ANC marks its 112th year with an eye on national elections, but its record is patchy and future uncertain 
                  Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria 

                  The ANC leans heavily on its liberation movement brand. But this will not necessarily be a determining factor in who will sway voters later this year.
                 
                   
                  Some women influencers are using coded language to spread far-right ideology on social media. AlpakaVideo via Shutterstock 
                  Women lifestyle influencers are changing the face of the far right – podcast 
                  Avery Anapol 

                  Eviane Leidig talks about her research into women of the far right who have become online influencers. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
                 
                   
                  The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft awaits inspection on Jan. 10, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo 
                  Why did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money 
                  Amy Fraher, Yale University 

                  A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the economics behind the near-deadly disaster.
                 
                   
                  A pirogue adorned with a Senegalese flag floats on the Pink Lake, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal. David Degner/Getty Images 
                  Senegal’s pink lake is on the verge of disappearing – how to protect it 
                  El hadji Sow, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 

                  Contrary to popular beliefs, salt extraction has never been detrimental to the survival of the pink lake; instead, it prevents its asphyxiation.
                 
                       
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