Great... Stage 6 rolling blackouts are back. That means no electricity for us in Jhb for around 12 hours today. #ThirdWorld #Eskom . At least it is sunny for part of the day, so my batteries can recharge

Some #Americans say the #US will become a "#ThirdWorld country" under their next administration.
But many "third world" countries will still have #vaccines and #health services come 2025 and beyond.
Let's leave that ugly idiom for later, though.
Please disobey the crazies.
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/rfk-jr-public-health-threat-vaccines?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1zpad

Also part of Project 2025- the dismantling of any federal safety regulations that "interfere" with maximum profits.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/app-that-tracked-fuel-tankers-in-china-used-to-transport-cooking-oil-is-disabled
#Project2025 #ThirdWorld #Regulation

Heritage for whom? A critical view of #UNESCO and #cultural #imperialism
#Human rights, enshrined in international law and championed by organisations like the United Nations #Educational, #Scientific and #Cultural #Organisation (UNESCO), a body responsible for #education #science and #culture are often perceived as universal principles #safeguarding the #dignity and #freedoms of individuals #worldwide. However, a critical examination reveals a complex interplay of power dynamics, #historical biases and #cultural #hegemony embedded within the #conceptualisation and #implementation of these #rights.

This article asserts that Western notions of #heritage heavily influence the current approach and fail to reflect the true essence of heritage for local #communities. Rooted in the #colonial era, this #Western approach emphasises tangible elements like #buildings and #artefacts. Therefore, the role of UNESCO within #ThirdWorld countries possibly preserves another global heritage: the #legacy of #colonialism in the Global South.

English https://www.modernghana.com/news/1297065/heritage-for-whom-a-critical-view-of-unesco-and.html

French https://www-modernghana-com.translate.goog/news/1297065/heritage-for-whom-a-critical-view-of-unesco-and.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#africa #Afrika #afrique

#Algeria #Egypt #Ethiopia #Guinea #Liberia #Morocco #Senegal #Togo #Tunisia #Zambia #Angola #Benin #Botswana #BurkinaFaso #Burundi #Cameroon #CaboVerde #CentralAfrican #Chad #Comoros #Coted’Ivoire #Congo #Djibouti #EquatorialGuinea #Eritrea #Eswatini #Gabon #Gambia #Ghana #Kenya #Lesotho #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mali #Mauritania #Mauritius #Mozambique #Namibia #Niger #Nigeria #Congo #Rwanda #Sao #TomeandPrincipe #Seychelles #SierraLeone #SouthAfrica #SouthSudan #Sudan #Tanzania #Uganda #Zimbabwe #africa

When it's summer (as it is now in this part of the world), both the Brain DJ and I turn to ska and reggae. Although the Brain DJ is still asleep this morning, I feel I can suggest –

Third World, "Rhythm of Life" (1977)

#Music #Reggae #ThirdWorld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_WN6mW2y3c

What does 1865 mean to you? Why does this track have the title it has?

Third World, "1865 (96 Degrees in the Shade)" (1977)

"You caught me on the loose
fighting to be free,
Now you show me a noose
on the cotton tree,
Entertainment for you,
Martyrdom for me …

… Today I stand here a victim,
the truth is I'll never die"

#JukeboxFridayNight #TruthTellers #ThirdWorld

Read about the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica for insights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwlUY3AQd2Q