Foreign Aid

Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

Article Audrey Gadzekpo & Chris Paterson 1 - 8 Jul 2019

Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in African countries

Ebola cases in DRC top 2 000

Africa Agency - 5 Jun 2019

The daily number of new Ebola cases has tripled in recent months, according to aid organizations

Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes

Article Esteban Rojas - 24 Feb 2019

Humanitarian aid, much of it from the United States, has become the centrepiece of the standoff between Maduro and Guaido

Africa needs to realise its philanthropic potential

Article Carl Manlan - 15 Feb 2019

Although the dearth of global funding could be viewed as a tragedy, it represents a tremendous opportunity

Venezuela opposition prepares protest, presses for aid to be let in

Article Maria Isabel Sanchez - 12 Feb 2019

Opposition leader and self declared president Juan Guaido will lead a rally in Caracas but demonstrations have been called all over the country

Zambian economy on slippery slope

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 12 Oct 2018

In the face of spiralling debt, the Patriotic Front will struggle to take the next election

The great riddance

Article Achille Mbembe - 22 Jun 2018

Security now matters more than freedom in the increased 'bordernisation' of Europe which renders those seeking refuge subhuman and vulnerable

MSF reveals sex abuse cases as Oxfam scandal widens

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Feb 2018

French group Doctors Without Borders is the latest to join in the scandal over sexual abuse in the foreign aid industry

#100Days of Trump: Africa seems to be a low priority

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 2 May 2017

He plans to cut foreign aid, putting US commitments to the continent at risk.

Africa doesn’t need foreign aid — it can couple cultural ideals with technology

Article Carl Manlan - 1 Dec 2016

The continent can build on local-level networks and financial strategies such as stokvels to bring about socioeconomic transformation

Comment: 100-million young lives saved by aid

Article Bhekisisa Team - 24 Jan 2014

Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.

Burundi’s economy up in smoke after devastating fire

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 11 Jun 2013

Four months after Bujumbura's key market was razed to the ground, thousands of traders and the economy itself are reeling from the blow.

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Focus on FW de Klerk distracted attention from the troubling state of the nation

Bongekile Macupe - 17 Feb 2020

Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed

National

Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

Chris Gilili - 17 Feb 2020

The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption

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South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

Sarah Smit & Chris Gilili - 14 Feb 2020

But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of

Press Releases

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.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding

Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders

Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

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Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

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