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Most South Africans want to be innoculated against Covid, Ipsos survey finds

Coronavirus Eunice Stoltz - 11 Feb 2021

Most anti-vaxxers fear the potential side-effects of the vaccine

America’s Africa policy needs a rethink

Africa Gregory Meeks - 5 Feb 2021

When it comes to engagement with Africa, the United States has lost ground to China, Russia, Turkey, and the Gulf States. That’s why the new Biden administration needs new policies for the continent, writes Gregory Meeks, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Congress

Egypt, Seychelles get first jabs

Africa Laura López González - 24 Jan 2021

The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same

WhatsApp panics as users flee to rivals in privacy boycott

Business Agence France Presse - 14 Jan 2021

The encrypted messaging service is having to embark on some damage control after criticism about its new terms and conditions

2020 in pictures

Opinion Paul Botes - 21 Dec 2020

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020

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

We should not ignore Guinea’s constitutional coup

Africa Miriam Frost - 14 Oct 2020

Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown

Carlos on safety first, Russia-style

Cartoons Carlos - 14 Aug 2020

Who cares about safety when you are first?

WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

Coronavirus Agence France Presse - 11 Aug 2020

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the new coronavirus

Vaccine trial results due in December

Coronavirus Athandiwe Saba - 7 Aug 2020

If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed

Time is not on our side in Libya

Africa Vijay Prashad & Independent Media Institute - 22 Jul 2020

Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west

Coronavirus and the economy: We didn’t prepare for tough times

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 12 Mar 2020

South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19

South Africa must have a stake in artificial intelligence technology

Analysis Tshilidzi Marwala - 6 Mar 2020

The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government

The fable of SA’s special economic zones

Article Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Lisa Thompson & Patrick Bond - 14 Feb 2020

The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?

How South Africa and Germany can help the world

Article Richard Calland & Melanie Müller - 30 Jan 2020

Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values

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