Botswana

Students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Feb 2020

Africans living in China want to be evacuated

Botswana’s media is in crisis

Africa Joel Konopo - 29 Jan 2020

COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing...

A mixed bag for human rights in Southern Africa in 2019

Article Deprose Muchena - 21 Dec 2019

Abuses continued from Angola to Zimbabwe but there were also victories for people’s rights

Can Southern Africa’s liberation movements really rid the region of corruption?

Africa Christopher Vandome - 16 Dec 2019

Combatting corruption has been at the heart of many of their campaigns. The question is: can they succeed?

How colonial rule predisposed Africa to fragile authoritarianism

Article Nic Cheeseman & Jonathan Fisher - 6 Nov 2019

The unstable pathway many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements

Khama’s hand still rocks Botswana

Africa Menzi Ndhlovu - 17 Oct 2019

Shift in alliances, a new party and an unhappy ex-president may affect the outcome of next week’s election

Botswana ex-president backs opposition ahead of poll

Africa Agency - 14 Oct 2019

Ian Khama threw his weight behind the opposition in order to oust his handpicked successor

Africa’s growth-at-all costs model is a recipe for disaster

Article Julie Livingston - 7 Oct 2019

In Africa, the consequences of the growth-at-all costs model are starting to reveal themselves, and they're not pretty

Delta Skelter: notes from a nascent music festival

Article Derek Davey - 26 Sep 2019

The second Okavango Delta Music Festival was a dusty, distant affair writes Derek Davey

Botswana allegations are ‘crazy’

Africa Simon Allison - 23 Aug 2019

Mining mogul Bridgette Radebe denies meddling in the neighbouring country’s politics

Youthful politicians come of age

Africa Judd Devermont - 2 Aug 2019

Southern Africa’s opposition parties are led by young men who offer a new political approach

Rise and stall of Southern Africa’s remarkable supermarket chain

Africa Simon Allison & Dhashen Moodley - 26 Jul 2019

Choppies began life as a struggling general dealer in Botswana and now consists of about 250 stores in eight countries

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Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Paddy Harper - 25 Feb 2020

Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

National

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

National

eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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