After ratifying the optional protocol of the relevant UN convention, South Africa is now in the process establishing a national preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture
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Professor Thandika Mkandawire, the Malawian economist, passed away in late March. Influential African intellectuals, as well as his many admirers and academics the world over, are still distilling the disappearance of one of the most prolific and creative minds they have ever come across. The disheartening news hit me while under confinement in Cape Town, […]
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The international organisation has been on the receiving end of bitter criticism since South Sudan’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed to be a UN staffer
For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
Official inquiry found that the Cameroonian military was responsible for deadly attack on civilians
Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship
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Thandika Mkandawire, who died in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 27 after a battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a pan-Africanist
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
The country has been wracked by conflict between the government and separatists. Both sides need to work on finding a path forward. Here’s what they can do
The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes
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
The UN says South Africa lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to implementing measures to keep private information safe from governments and corporations
They’ll roar again unless there’s justice for atrocities and the armed forces are reformed
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On a provincial level, programmes such as Gauteng’s The Innovation Hub are helping to create green economic growth
Greening the financial system is essential, but the environment can’t be shoehorned into the logic of finance
Modern development strategies often recognise the pivotal importance of enabling women to fulfill their potential and contribute effectively to their economies. Yet they fail to recognise the need for concerted action to protect women from violence
Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
Apartheid’s last president walks back comments that definition was a Soviet plot
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi responds to a previous article on the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
Investing more in women in science — particularly in the water and sanitation sectors — is imperative if we are to meet the sustainable development goals by 2030
Last year was the deadliest for civilians since the current political crisis began in 2012. And the fighting is also increasing in neighbouring countries
The democractic government has not helped with the investigation into the UN leader’s death
Yemeni children in critical need of medical care were evacuated Monday from the rebel-held capital Sanaa, in what the United Nations hopes will be the first of more mercy flights. Seven young patients and their relatives flew out of Sanaa airport, which has been closed to commercial flights since 2016, aboard a UN-marked plane bound […]
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
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