The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Flanked by divided NATO allies, the US walks a tightrope over a potential third world war
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.
Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
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Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal
South Africa’s parties that run prosperous governments will be those that are successful in developing and nurturing coalitions
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa
Germany demonstrated a poor response to historical redress when it offered Namibia €1.1-billion as a ‘gesture of reconciliation’
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, head of the South African Revenue Service, will not tolerate any political interference at the tax authority
The German reform coincided with new EU draft legislation unveiled in December aimed at curbing the power of the internet behemoths that could shake up the way Silicon Valley can operate in the 27-nation bloc.
There is almost nothing wrong with the flagship Swede. That might just be the problem
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
On 27 January, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust, but it is also worth remembering the victims of Germany’s other, earlier genocide in Namibia. A rare book, commissioned by Britain in the early 1900s, stands as a record of the crimes against the Herero and the Nama
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges
The richest 10% of South Africans own over 85% of all private wealth and a once-off 25% tax would reduce government debt by more than half. Imagine what a five-year wealth tax could do
The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.
Like flotsam you float from one unknown place to another, to seek and establish equilibrium — only to have it all disrupted by a pandemic
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom
We talk to the organisers whose every waking moment was consumed by the duty of hosting a successful tournament
International crimes must be prosecuted and domestic jurisdictions are well placed to do this. Domestic prosecutions based on universal jurisdiction are on the rise
Structural forces mean emerging economies can’t offer the necessary Covid-19 fiscal-relief packages
Political ideologies — communism, capitalism, liberalism — and an unrealistic view of the world as we’d like it to be got us into this mess
The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery