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Greed won’t end the vaccine wars

Coronavirus Pontsho Pilane - 31 Oct 2020

In the race for a safe and effective vaccine, human rights and honesty should be prioritised above profits, say activists

How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa

Africa Nomsa Maseko & BBC - 19 Oct 2020

Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa

Is solar power the answer to Southern Africa’s energy crisis?

Business Kudzaishe Chivandire - 14 Oct 2020

Africa’s favourable weather conditions means solar energy uptake could be accelerated with a few nudges in the right direction

Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Khaya Sithole: Lessons to be learned from partitions

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 20 Aug 2020

South Africa’s economic, racial and social divides invite unrest that will leave us all worse off

Extract: Trying to grasp something unfathomable

Friday Dionne Brand - 16 Jul 2020

In ‘A Map to the Door of No Return’ Dionne Brand reads VS Naipaul as a sorrowfully spiteful narrator, full of the despair of exile

India and China border conflict intensifies

World Haris Zargar - 10 Jul 2020

A frontier dispute between the two Asian giants turned deadly for the first time in 45 years. Observers argue the skirmish was exacerbated by Delhi’s annexation of Kashmir and Ladakh

Cartoon: Carlos on the India-China border clashes

Cartoons Carlos - 19 Jun 2020

This past week saw conflict between the two countries resurface

Censorship, surveillance could be the biggest rights challenges post Covid-19

Coronavirus Mandeep Tiwana & Marianna Belalba Barreto - 11 Jun 2020

The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic

Inequality manifests in stimulus

Business Jayati Ghosh - 21 May 2020

Structural forces mean emerging economies can’t offer the necessary Covid-19 fiscal-relief packages

Covid-19’s silver lining: A taste of a post-development world

Article Casper Lӧtter - 4 Apr 2020

The coronavirus epidemic has thrown issues such as gross income and ownership inequality into the spotlight, as we try to find ways to navigate through this crisis

How to tackle Covid-19 in informal settlements

Article Mark Weston - 27 Mar 2020

It’s difficult to enforce a lockdown in informal settlements, and social distancing may be impossible. New ideas are needed

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

Covid-19 leaves SA at the mercy of overseas drug exporters

Article Heather Dugmore - 25 Mar 2020

Scientists are seeking to manufacture key medications in South Africa, saving on costs and shoring up decreased supplies

Biometric data poses grave risks to privacy

Article Jayati Ghosh - 21 Feb 2020

The technology is permeating every facet of our lives, but few countries have laws to make it safe

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

BE 1 OF 8 LUCKY PEOPLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH R80 000

special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

Special Reports

Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

A well-rounded view of reported and unreported judgments supplemented by an advanced system to enable users to rapidly find the information they require