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Disaster as climate crisis, tectonic shift swell Rift Valley lakes

Africa Caroline Chebet - 25 Sep 2020

The current tectonic cycle squeezes out water from the Earth’s aquifers; the previous cycle caused water to drain out of thelakes into the Earth’s aquifers

US foreign policy may be creating instability in Africa

Africa W Gyude Moore - 17 Sep 2020

Sometimes, the best foreign policy might be not to get involved at all

Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 14 Sep 2020

Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple

South Sudan’s forex shortage highlights broader economic crisis

Africa David Mono Danga - 1 Sep 2020

South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.

An Ethiopian perspective: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Africa Asmamaw Tadege Shiferaw & Anteneh Biru - 26 Aug 2020

Striving to redress the injustice of the past on the Nile river

Not everyone is happy about Sudan snuggling up with Israel

Africa Ayin Network - 25 Aug 2020

Once Tel Aviv’s sworn enemy, Khartoum is apparently ready to end hostilities, but Sudanese refugees fear they may be deported

Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence

Africa Tsega Etefa - 24 Aug 2020

The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya

State of democracy in Africa: Changing leaders doesn’t change politics

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 19 Aug 2020

The Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020, A Changing of the Guards or A Change of Systems?, suggests that we should be cautious about the prospects for rapid political improvements

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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

The new ‘invisible enemy’

Africa Hisham Aïdi - 14 Jul 2020

Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter

Doctors under siege in Sudan

Africa Ayin Network - 26 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE

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Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power

Africa Doug Coltart - 23 Jun 2020

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken

Damming the Nile

Africa Samuel Getachew & Simon Allison - 21 Jun 2020

In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level

Revolutionaries turn to healthcare

Africa Mark Weston - 11 Jun 2020

After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19: Why it is so difficult for Africa to ‘flatten the curve’

Africa Mehari Taddele Maru - 24 Mar 2020

Several factors unique to the continent will complicate the efforts to reduce coronavirus infections

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

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

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

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

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs