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Why do presidents cling to power?

Africa Simon Allison, Dhashen Moodley & Kiri Rupiah - 24 Aug 2020

Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like

African governments and the Covid-19 fallout

Africa Maria Sarungi-Tsehai, Nuru Mugambi & Lindelwa Farisani - 18 Aug 2020

The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans

Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity

Africa Webster Zambara - 6 Jul 2020

The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this

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End voluntourism and the white saviour industrial complex

Africa Rosebell Kagumire - 26 Jun 2020

We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start

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Rwanda: Capturing a genocide financier

Africa John Allan Namu - 25 May 2020

A Kenyan investigative journalist reflects on the capture of a genocidaire in Paris after 26 years on the run and its significance to the families of the victims left in his wake

Election preview: Burundi braces for divisive vote

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 19 May 2020

The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19

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

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 the face of the pandemic, human rights are a necessity

Africa Solomon Dersso - 3 Apr 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is throwing the poor governance of some African countries into sharp relief

South Africa can reclaim its role as a diplomatic powerhouse in Africa

Africa Piers Pigou - 1 Apr 2020

Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe

How to tackle Covid-19 in informal settlements

Article Mark Weston - 27 Mar 2020

It’s difficult to enforce a lockdown in informal settlements, and social distancing may be impossible. New ideas are needed

Kintu, a refusal to ‘write back’

Article Theresa Mallinson - 18 Mar 2020

Time of the Writer is cancelled. Instead of hearing Jennifer Makumbi speak, we read her first novel

We must continue to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa

Africa Elsie S Kanza - 8 Mar 2020

If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies

Rethinking the mosquito net

Article Melody Schreiber & Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 28 Feb 2020

Disease-spreading mozzies may be getting wise to our best defences, but science is fighting back with a new kind of chemistry. But will advances be able to outpace nature?

Tensions loom over the Great Lakes region

Africa Nelleke van de Walle - 27 Jan 2020

President Félix Tshisekedi should abandon plans to invite neighbouring militaries into the eastern DRC

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

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The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

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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

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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