About

Kenworthy News Media is written and published by sociologist / writer, Peter Kenworthy.

I have a masters degree in International Development Studies and English, and wrote my master’s thesis on Biko‘s Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. I am a contributing author to “African Awakening: The emerging revolutions“. I have also worked both as a solidarity worker in Africa and for several Danish NGOs.

I have been to all the countries that I have written about, including a 4-month stint in Zambia as solidarity worker, a project visit (and a visit to the local police station) in Swaziland, and as a delegate at the 35th anniversary of the Western Saharan exile government in Tindouf, Algeria,  and Tifariti, Western Sahara.

As well as containing articles and papers written by me on various socio-political  issues, as well as on more specific issues such as the democratic movement in Swaziland or the colonisation of Western Sahara, the blog also has an array of links to other articles and material of interest in relation to issues such as development, politics, music, football and other subjects.

The articles and linked-to websites are either in English or Danish.

Said about articles published on Kenworthy News Media:

“Very competent presentation“, Lisa Ann Richey, Professor of International Development Studies, Roskilde University

“Thank you for your efforts to make awareness about this important issue“, Abba Malainin, Polisario representative to Denmark

“I like the style you took with this topic. It isn’t typical that you simply discover a subject so to the point and enlightening“, Myra

“I do agree that enough is enough“, Abigail

“Thanks for the honest analysis of the Swazi struggle“, Mncedisi Dlamini

“The article is just superb. It is amazing how you manage to put everything together so perfectly“, Beatrice Bitchong, SWASMO

“Great article indeed“, Bongani Masuku, COSATU International Relations Secretary

“Det er en rigtig spændende artikel“, Ditte, Syddansk Universitet

“Very interesting reading“, Zanna Rodrigues, Assistant editor, Pambazuka News

“This is great!”, Theresa Mallinson, Managing Editor, Free African Media

“I really enjoyed it and thought it was very interesting“, Matthew Cookson, Socialist Worker

“Super stuff!“, Konstantina Isidoros, doctoral researcher on Western Sahara at Oxford University

“Keep updating! We are many around the world watching the situation“, Marc

“We have very much appreciated the series of articles that you have been sending to us at Pambazuka News“, Firoze Manji, Editor in chief, Pambazuka News and Pambazuka Press

“I wonder how much you got paid by the Algerian petrodollar for this poor and bias article?“, Rachid

“It most certainly is not junk!“, Kudakwashe Chitsike, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU)

“En rigtig god artikel!”, STOP Politisk Vold Mod Kvinder i Zimbabwe

“Velskreven artikel“, Sune Borkfeldt, Redaktør, Vegetaren

“God og velskrevet. Jo mere fokus vi kan få på LGBT rettigheder i udviklingsarbejdet jo bedre“, Anna Raahauge, AIDS-Fondet

“I enjoy your articles on Swaziland and they are indeed making a lot of impact,” Bethuel Thai, Managing Editor, Public Eye Newspapers

“Super god kommentar,” Svend-Erik, Arbejderen

“Peter Kenworthy sætter fingeren præcis ned i det (måske falske?) dilemma, som mange indsamlings-afhængige organisationer står i,” Tune Nyborg, Projektrådgivningen

“Excellent,” Willem Van Cotthem, Botany Professor and former UN scientific consultant

“His allusion displays a pedantic and patronizing tone,” Teresa Debly

“Outrageously far from the truth,” Swazi April 12 Uprising

“I think what you said needed to be said. I am sorry to see that you are being attacked by people who should know better,” Richard Rooney, Swazi Media Commentary

“As a matter of fact, people do constantly ‘cry wolf’ in Swaziland … As a matter of fact, April 12, 2011 was a big flop … As a matter of fact, April 12, 2012 was a big flop, too. So let us please all say so and stop kvetching about it. The masses did not come out. Face it,” Dominic Tweedie, Swazi Solidarity Network forum

”Jeg har læst dine indlæg en gang i mellem på Afrika Kontakt. De er gode” – Camilla Laudrup, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke

“It is fantastic,” Dominic Brown, independent film maker

“Great piece – the views expressed here are widely shared among Saharawi youth,” Mohamed Sale

“Tak for spændende og tankevækkende læsning,” Mette Møller-Larsen

”I am a regular reader of your excellent blog,” Marcus Schneider, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung