The shooting death of an unarmed soldier challenged Canada’s attitudes about multiculturalism and patriotism, writes Alvin Ma, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada, who argues that sport can help heal community during divisive times. I’m glad to see that my professor and former Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport chair Bruce Kidd is cited in Malcolm …

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With xenophobia making headlines in South Africa, Denise Juvane, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique now living in England examines the scope of the issue and looks at potential solutions.  Xenophobic uprising isn’t new in South Africa. Similar attacks to the ones currently occurring also took place in 2008, where at least 60 people were killed. So, …

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Recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa lead Ludwekazi Ndlazi, 24, a Correspondent from Durban in South Africa, to consider that events might indicate some residents refuse to acknowledge the #WEAREONE movement. In the year 2015, families suffered great losses, businesses were shut down and many lost their lives in xenophobic violence. It seems the harsh …

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