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Scholasticide in Gaza & Deepening Sino-Namibian Relationship

Scholasticide in Gaza & Deepening Sino-Namibian Relationship
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In this Nnete Fela Show, we discuss the charge of “academic genocide” in Gaza and the fight to preserve learning under bombardment. We also discuss Namibia's deepening partnership with China and what it could mean for trade, infrastructure, and Southern Africa's future.
A new report from the Friends of Palestinian Universities charges Israel with the intentional targeting of Gazan schools, universities, and cultural institutions. Ayesha Essop, Chairperson of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at the University of Pretoria, joins the show to talk about the destruction of Gaza's education system and the resilience of students and academics who continue learning and teaching amid genocide. Ayesha argues that this academic genocide is plain to see for any serious and unbiased observer.
“It really is a coordinated system of violence […] when you see that over 90% of universities have been destroyed […] It is very clear that these universities have been purposefully targeted,” Essop says.
Later, we are joined by Frederico Links, researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research in Namibia, to unpack Namibia's evolving partnership with China.
We discuss how President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s state visit to China can deepen cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, green energy, and mineral value addition.
How are SA students supporting their Gazan counterparts?
How will the growing relationship between China and Namibia affect Southern Africa?
This Nnete Fela Show holds the answers to these questions. Tune in to hear them.
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