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Five suspects arrested in Senzo Meyiwa case
Sport
/ 26 October 2020

Five suspects arrested in Senzo Meyiwa case

Police minister Bheki Cele announced on Monday that his team has arrested five suspects who were allegedly involved in the killing of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza: Liberating Africa from land of liberté
Africa
/ 25 October 2020

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza: Liberating Africa from land of liberté

The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home

By Samira Sawlani
Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks
Africa
/ 25 October 2020

Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks

Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and once again, Nigeria is losing out

By Lutz Mükke and Adie Vanessa Offiong
Ghost fishing gear an ‘immortal menace’ in oceans
The Green Guardian
/ 24 October 2020

Ghost fishing gear an ‘immortal menace’ in oceans

Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea

By Sheree Bega
World of vaccines is a ‘fiendishly’ complex one
Coronavirus
/ 24 October 2020

World of vaccines is a ‘fiendishly’ complex one

It is important that Africa, along with other regions of the Global South, builds its own vaccine-manufacturing capacity

By Thabani Maphosa
Facebook, Instagram indiscriminately flag #EndSars posts as fake news
Africa
/ 23 October 2020

Facebook, Instagram indiscriminately flag #EndSars posts as fake news

Fact-checking is appropriate but the platforms’ scattershot approach has resulted in genuine information and messages about Nigerians’ protest against police brutality being silenced

By Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
Editorial: A failure of leadership in Nigeria
Opinion
/ 23 October 2020

Editorial: A failure of leadership in Nigeria

For as long as there has been an independent Nigeria, its government has been killing its people.

By Editorial
Unite with Nigeria’s ‘Speak Up’ generation protesting against police brutality
Africa
/ 23 October 2020

Unite with Nigeria’s ‘Speak Up’ generation protesting against police brutality

Photos of citizens draped in the bloodied flag have spread around the world in the month the country should be celebrating 60 years of independence

By Idayat Hassan
A pan-African stand must be taken against political oppression in Tanzania
Africa
/ 23 October 2020

A pan-African stand must be taken against political oppression in Tanzania

As the country prepares for elections, the president is misusing state machinery to undermine, subjugate and repress citizens and civil society organisations

By Memory Kachambwa
Nokia and Nasa to install 4G on the Moon
Sci-tech
/ 23 October 2020

Nokia and Nasa to install 4G on the Moon

Installing a wireless network on the Moon is just one step toward establishing a long-term human presence there

By Agence France Presse
Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan
Africa
/ 22 October 2020

Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan

The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a ‘slave’

By Mohamed Amin, Ben Parker and Paisley Dodds
Muddying the waters in the Musina Makhado economic zone
Opinion
/ 22 October 2020

Muddying the waters in the Musina Makhado economic zone

The public participation process on the environmental impact assessment for the area’s special economic zone has been shambolic

By Meshack Mbangula, Hazel Shirinda and Lisa Thompson
Distraction, intimidation and future alliances define events at Senekal
Opinion
/ 22 October 2020

Distraction, intimidation and future alliances define events at Senekal

The lack of compassion towards Brendin Horner’s family is the failure of identity politics

By Jan Schuiling
The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado
Africa
/ 21 October 2020

The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado

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?

By Nation Nyoka
NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate
Education
/ 21 October 2020

NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed

By Bongekile Macupe
The Nigerian government is killing its citizens — again
Africa
/ 21 October 2020

The Nigerian government is killing its citizens — again

‘Nigeria kills its people. Nigeria has always killed its people.’

By Chude Jideonwo
Ailing Far East Rand hospital purchases ‘vanity’ furniture
Health
/ 20 October 2020

Ailing Far East Rand hospital purchases ‘vanity’ furniture

Dr Zacharia Mathaba, who purchased the furniture, is a suspected overtime fraudster and was appointed as Gauteng hospital chief executive despite facing serious disciplinary charges

By Khaya Koko
Seals abort pups in mass die-off
The Green Guardian
/ 20 October 2020

Seals abort pups in mass die-off

There are a number of factors — a pollutant, virus or bacteria or malnutrition — that may have caused the 12 000 deaths on Namibia’s coast.

By Sheree Bega
Cartoon: No escapé for Signor Agrizzi
Cartoons
/ 20 October 2020

Cartoon: No escapé for Signor Agrizzi

Angelo Agrizzi will have to enjoy the South African government’s hospitality for the time being

By Carlos
The demon of cronyism in the public service must be crushed
Opinion
/ 20 October 2020

The demon of cronyism in the public service must be crushed

When employees do not give their best, it is the organisation that suffers the most. In the case of government this directly affects citizens

By Shaun Dlanjwa
Fake trafficking news targets migrants
National
/ 20 October 2020

Fake trafficking news targets migrants

Exaggerated reports on social media of human trafficking syndicates snatching people in broad daylight legitimate xenophobia while deflecting from the real problems in society

By Jan Bornman
It’s not a ‘second wave’: Covid resurges because safety measures are relaxed or ignored
Coronavirus
/ 19 October 2020

It’s not a ‘second wave’: Covid resurges because safety measures are relaxed or ignored

A simple model shows how complacency in South Africa will cause the number of infections to go on an upward trend again

By Philip Machanick
How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa

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

By Nomsa Maseko and BBC
Trouble brewing for Kenya’s coffee growers
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

Trouble brewing for Kenya’s coffee growers

Kenyan farmers say theft of their crop is endemic – and they suspect collusion

By Ann Wangari
Elnathan John: Our merciful Nigerian father
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

Elnathan John: Our merciful Nigerian father

“They say people disappear, young men with dreadlocked hair, with tattoos, or even just carrying a laptop in a backpack,” writes Elnathan John in a reflective essay about Nigeria.

By Elnathan John
Deconstructing South Africa’s construction industry performance
Opinion
/ 19 October 2020

Deconstructing South Africa’s construction industry performance

The construction industry has contracted sharply, partly due to Covid, and needs to rebalance its focus if it wants to survive

By Tatenda Zingoni
Black construction businesses sidelined
Opinion
/ 19 October 2020

Black construction businesses sidelined

When it comes to mega infrastructure projects, it is still the mega white-owned companies who score government contracts

By Sello Ivan Phahle
Tracking, tracing and transparency
Coronavirus
/ 18 October 2020

Tracking, tracing and transparency

Governments are processing tons of personal information to limit the spread of Covid-19. They must ensure this does not cost us our privacy

By Robyn Pasensie and Isäm Bartlett
Signing a path to freedom for the deaf
National
/ 18 October 2020

Signing a path to freedom for the deaf

If South African Sign Language is recognised as one of the country’s official languages, it will considerably ease many of the deaf community’s problems of access, education and equality.

By Zandile Bangani
International rankings don’t measure what matters
Education
/ 18 October 2020

International rankings don’t measure what matters

The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science

By Sioux McKenna
Women who defy Mnangagwa are jailed, raped, tortured
Africa
/ 18 October 2020

Women who defy Mnangagwa are jailed, raped, tortured

Many of them end up in Chikurubi prison where the cells are cold, the blankets are filthy and the toilets are in the crowded cells

By Kudzai Mashininga
Covid-19 disrupts HIV and TB services
Coronavirus
/ 18 October 2020

Covid-19 disrupts HIV and TB services

While data is still trickling in on how much the pandemic affects health systems, there are far-reaching consequences for people living with HIV and tuberculosis.

By Pontsho Pilane
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