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Bumbling, irrational, deadly: The Tanzanian president is getting the Covid-19 response all wrong

Africa Zitto Kabwe - 25 May 2020

Discerning leadership is critical in the time of Covid-19 and John Magufuli’s decisions — or lack thereof — have put Tanzanians at greater risk

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Malawi’s Supreme Court affirms nullification of presidential election

Africa Golden Matonga - 8 May 2020

Reiterating an already historical court ruling, the president's election has once again been rebuffed

How coronavirus is affecting Kenya’s hearing impaired citizens

Africa Njeri Kimani - 5 May 2020

A deaf man in Kenya spread the message of Covid-19 when he realised a million hearing impaired people were left out of the conversation

Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad

Africa Judd Devermont & Simon Allison - 2 May 2020

What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum

Exclusive: The US military’s plans to cement its network of African bases

Africa Nick Turse - 1 May 2020

Formerly classified documents reveal an ambitious $330-million project to upgrade US military bases in Africa

The covert social effects of Covid-19

Article Loes Oudenhuijsen - 29 Apr 2020

The manner in which some Senegalese people talk about homosexuality and how they discuss Covid-19 bears a disconcerting resemblance

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Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Article Christoph Plate - 29 Apr 2020

The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent

At war with Covid-19: Opportunities for Africa?

Africa Martin Rupiya - 23 Apr 2020

Civil-military relations across the continent are tenuous, at best. Covid-19 may have given African governments an opportunity to create a new social compact with their citizens

The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Jeffrey Smith - 17 Apr 2020

Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers

Africa’s Covid-19 response should focus on people’s needs — and rights

Article Carine Kaneza Nantulya & Dewa Mavhinga - 16 Apr 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak should not be used as an occasion to diminish human rights, but as an opportunity to reaffirm them

The Covid-19 pandemic is not an excuse to trample on human rights

Africa Webster Zambara - 15 Apr 2020

By violating basic human rights, governments risk inflicting a double tragedy on their most vulnerable populations

‘In Kenya, you cannot go anywhere without an ID. I don’t have one’

Africa Keren Weitzberg - 13 Apr 2020

Double-registration has effectively rendered stateless tens of thousands of Kenyan citizens who are ethnically Somali

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Kenya’s government can’t tackle the pandemic alone. It needs civil society

Africa Patrick Gathara - 3 Apr 2020

Kenya’s government has excluded nongovernmental organisations and other groups such as churches from its emergency decision-making. This is a mistake

In East Africa, the locusts are coming back for more

Africa Simon Allison - 1 Apr 2020

In February the devastating locust swarms were the biggest seen in East Africa for 70 years. Now they’re even bigger

South African woman takes her own life in Kenyan quarantine

Article Njeri Kimani - 27 Mar 2020

The death comes after complaints of deplorable conditions at the quarantine center where she was housed

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Justice department hit by a costly cyberattack

Sabelo Skiti - 30 Sep 2020

The theft of R10-million from the Guardian’s Fund account prompts the justice department to freeze all accounts until an audit can determine the extent of the damage

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Hawks arrest Free State ‘asbestos project’ players

Sabelo Skiti - 30 Sep 2020

Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds

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Eastern Cape MEC sues activist for defamation

anna majavu - 30 Sep 2020

“The province’s member of the executive council for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe is suing a United Front activist for Facebook posts he made that she says paint her as corrupt.”

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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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

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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