Universal Credit – here comes the homelessness By Giles Peaker

Social landlords have been panicking about Universal Credit for a bit, particularly those with experience in the pilot areas. But private landlords have been panicking too, and their panic takes a rather blunter and more immediately brutal form. GAP Property, a large landlord in the Grimsby area, has been staring at the introduction of Universal …

Oba Esigie of Benin kingdom

Oba Esigie of Benin kingdom, now Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria (c.1504–c.1550) receiving Portuguese traders. He was the 1st Leader in the West-African Sub-Region to establish diplomatic relationship with a European Country. Source:HN

Respect your elders: Why cultural norms benefit Mugabe – AFP

Schoolchildren formed this mosaic of Robert Mugabe at independence day celebrations in April in the capital Harare President Robert Mugabe's first public appearance after the military takeover in Zimbabwe will have puzzled some. Here he was at a university graduation ceremony, given the authority to hand students their degrees - almost as if nothing had …