Sociopolitical conflict persists in the area because mining operations go hand in hand with filthy lucre that divides communities while devastating their natural environment.
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
Groups opposed to multinational’s offshore search for oil and gas say that the energy minister shows his ignorance by blaming white environmentalists for wanting to ‘protect butterflies’
Shell will be the second big firm to depart for London after Unilever last year
Reconciliation requires hard work to create restitution and atonement. But it can only happen on an individual level, not a national or group level.
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The court set aside Arthur Fraser’s decision to release the former president on medical parole, rejecting his reasons as unconstitutional and irrational
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
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Although 2023 might seem a long way off, Zimbabwe is already in campaign mode because parties, civil society groups and the government all know that elections can be won, lost and rigged well in advance
As a man with a great sense of occasion, it is an apt coincidence that Selfe retired during the week that we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our democracy’s founding document.
With the main stadium unfinished and Covid-19 on the move, Africa’s football tournament has … let’s call them issues. Still, the hosts insist Afcon will go ahead
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
David Mabuza will be acting president for a week
Covid-19 has worsened unemployment among young adults. Fixing this endemic problem won’t be easy, but a ‘systems thinking’ lens points to the best places to start
We need alternatives because unrestrained development is not compatible with life
When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.
Cold-chain and refrigeration capacity are among the priorities of the programmes supported by the African Centres of Excellence, the University of Birmingham and the United Nations
The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC
They’re a sought-after seasonal delicacy, but deforestation and a growing export market are leaving Ugandans with too little to crunch on
After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American nation
The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future
The government’s most urgent to-do list: vaccinate, stimulate the economy, and return the rule of law
Adama Barrow was re-elected on the strength of his pitch as the candidate of continuity, but faces mounting pressure for action, both from home and abroad
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Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Non-disclosure clauses effectively prevent any wrongdoing from leaking out into the public domain and the Protected Disclosures Act should be amended to address this shortcoming
Conman Carl and his cohort think that taking the jab will boost his re-election
Those 12 years and older who are severely immunocompromised can get a Pfizer booster dose at least 28 days after their second jab
The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand