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Surviving Covid-19 — and Modi

Article Alf Gunvald Nilsen - 27 Mar 2020

A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic

Surviving Covid-19 – and Modi

Article Alf Gunvald Nilsen - 26 Mar 2020

A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic

Democracy and charisma: A dangerous liaison

Analysis Walden Bello - 21 Jan 2020

In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?

Modi attacks universities

Opinion Jayati Ghosh - 17 Jan 2020

By threatening students and academics, the Indian government seeks to create a compliant nation. But it is also a push towards disaster

The onward march of Hindu nationalism

Article Alf Gunvald Nilsen - 15 Nov 2019

A recent court verdict over a disputed religious site gives a legal green light to Modi’s majoritarianism

Kashmir: Modi’s threat to India’s democracy

Article Alf Gunvald Nilsen - 7 Aug 2019

The revocation of the contested territory’s special status marks a dangerous Hindu-nationalist shift

Modi victory secures illiberal, majority rule

Article Staff Reporter - 29 May 2019

The Indian leader’s party is backed by a Hindu nationalist movement and dominates Parliament

India’s Modi on course for big election win

Article Simon Sturdee - 23 May 2019

After four hours of counting the 600 million votes cast, Election Commission data showed Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party clearly in the lead

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Lester Kiewit - 23 Sep 2020

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Sticks and stones: Qwelane and the violence of words

Sarah Smit - 22 Sep 2020

Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it

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Long Read | SA must fix its ‘dop system’

carlos - 22 Sep 2020

The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working