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Global pact needed to reset the climate finance system
The climate-vulnerable island of Barbados has come up with an initiative to do this very thing
State of democracy in Africa: Changing leaders doesn’t change politics
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…
Five lessons on reopening SA’s schools
COMMENT As the department of basic education struggles with when and how to reopen schools, we must remember that most of the world is equally at a loss. Almost all children in…
Southern Africa’s cannabis industry offers opportunity for open-minded investors
The stigma around the plant needs to be addressed and citizens involved in new policies and processes in order for the market to change
Debunking 9 popular myths doing the rounds in Africa about the coronavirus
There is still a great deal that’s not known about SARS-CoV-2. This limited scientific information has contributed to a slew of myths and misconceptions. Some claims being made…
The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis
The dearth of political will and the extractive practices of external actors can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. We no longer have a choice; we need a radical change…
Lockdown or no lockdown: we face hard choices for complex times
There are no available options for containing the spread of Covid-19 that do not have serious economic costs. We need to listen to expertise, not ill-considered opinion