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Apart from her career, politics and socio-economic issues have always been areas of interest to Selaelo. She likes to bring a different perspective to different topics and enjoys sharing the other side of the story with others.

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Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Gender differences: Evaluating how men and women communicate: 1 of 10

When a man and a woman were first created by God, it was a given that they were meant to be different and they were meant to serve a different purpose while complimenting each other. As a result, men and women are different in many areas, be it the way they look; their preferences and most importantly, they are different in t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Violence against foreigners in South Africa: 1 of 7

For the past week, I watched the xenophobic events in my home country, South Africa with shame and horror. For once in my life, I felt somehow ashamed to call myself South African. The actions of South Africans involved in the latest xenophobic violence were indespicable and inhumane. The images that I saw were reminiscent of... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Why has international intervention to stop the fighting in Darfur failed, and what policy alternatives might succeed?: 6 of 36
The Darfur fighting has been going on for a little over five years. Darfur is one of the world's current longest standing conflict regions and it is worth noting that the conflict has been going on for the same length of time as the Iraq war. Still, not enough serious effort has been made to bring peace to Darfur. The few eff... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Causes of the Wall Street crash: 1 of 5
The 2008 Wall Street crash was undoubtedly one of the most notable events of 2008. Going ten years back, only a few could have predicted the tsunami' that hit the biggest financial hub in the world. To think two years prior to 2008 that Americans' 401Ks would have lost over 40 percent in value and that an estimated 2, 6 milli... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Are celebrity adoptions helping or hurting international adoption relations?: 1 of 5
Adoption is a means by which people can alleviate or reduce the poverty that is affecting the world today. Would the world rather have one more child going to bed without food each night or can the world accept adoption as a way of avoiding a plight that is affecting millions of people over the world? Yes, adoptions including... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance Shifting the green: JPMorgan Chase buys Bear Stearns: 2 of 8
A free market economy is an economic system in which the production and distribution of goods and services take place through the mechanism of free markets guided by a free price system. In a market economy, businesses and consumers decide on their own what they will purchase and produce, and in which decisions about the allo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Creating sustained development in Africa: 3 of 8
Creating a sustainable development in Africa seems like a daunting task given the many challenges that the continent face. Although Africa has abundant natural resources, it remains the world's poorest and most underdeveloped continent, due largely to the effects of poverty, diseases including HIV/AIDS, corrupt governments, w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a US company be legally liable in US courts for environmental consequences of its operations abroad?: 26 of 65
The answer to the question really depends on the situation and most importantly the laws of the country in which the US Corporation operates in. It is important to reiterate what the question is so that the article focuses on the issue at hand. The indirect question that needs to be addressed is whether a US company should be... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa South Africa: From black economic empowerment (BEE) to broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE): 1 of 2
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE as it is currently referred to in South Africa) is a policy launched by the South African government to redress the inequalities of Apartheid by giving previously disadvantaged groups economic opportunities previously not available to them. Previously disadvantaged' is defined as Black, Colored... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa The widening gap between the rich and the poor in South Africa: 1 of 1
Statistics South Africa released its Income and Expenditure survey for 2005/2006 and the results of the survey were rather shocking given that South Africa has been in a state of democracy for over a decade. The results were shared with the public for the first time in March 2008. At this stage, one would expect the ANC gover... More..