The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so
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Twenty land borders have reopened after a month’s closure prompted by congestions that raised concerns about the spread of the virus.
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
Sibusiso Moyo, the third Zimbabwean minister to die from the virus, was a potential successor to the president
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless
Current and former workers at SG Coal, a large company that has a monopoly on coal hauling in the province, have accused it of unbearable working conditions and unfair treatment
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
The oil, gas and mining industries will benefit from the extractive industries transparency initiative in 2021
Amid reports of brutal, indiscriminate slaughter, civilians bear the brunt as villages are abandoned and the number of refugees nears half a million
Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau uses performance and play to expand the meaning of his work
More than 300 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by militants who ransack villages and then burn them down.
A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?
When journalists stop telling the truth about what’s going on in their country, when they stop exposing wrongdoing and corruption allegations, everyone suffers
Impunity for the perpetrators has analysts worried that the trend of kidnapping businesspeople in Mozambique may grow
Can Frelimo and its backers continue to profit from a failing state while an armed insurgency rages in northern Mozambique? And will South Africa help prop them up?
Money sent home by migrant workers in South Africa fell about 80% in April after the hard lockdown was instituted
It’s been a year since Frelimo and Renamo signed the Maputo Accord. This time, the peace might just hold
Military intervention in Cabo Delgado must be aimed at protecting people first
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years
New undersea cables will massively increase bandwidth to the continent
The violence in Cabo Delgado province by al-Shabaab (the youth) can be linked to jihadist influence, the continued marginalisation of Muslim people, and the lure of income from trafficking natural resources
Incomes are on the line because only 100% South African-owned businesses qualify for assistance
During Cyclone Idai, responses were hampered by a shortage of reliable information. This has worrying implications for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic
The crisis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for unscrupulous leaders to further their own interests — and they are already taking advantage
Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy
African governments are issuing and listing their Eurobonds on established international debt markets – usually London and Irish Stock Exchanges
Government must take steps to clean up the country’s dirty real estate market, which has long offered a safe haven for criminals
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
Africa must be part of developing technology that may make inhabiting the Red Planet possible and help the continent survive climate change