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President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: by PresidencyZA)
AFRICA DEBT CRISIS

Ramaphosa links debt reform to global inequality fight

In his weekly newsletter, the president said the G20 must urgently address the fiscal conditions that have left low- and middle-income countries unable to build resilience or…

  • Hasina Kathrada
3 min read
Turning the weapon on the attacker: Monica Geingos shared a video in which she spoke about the harassment and abuse she has faced, particularly online, adding that when women speak out on gender abuse ‘there is always a backlash’. Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/Concordia Summit
FEMINISM
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Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls

When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.

  • Samira Sawlani
  • The Continent
8 min read
First Lady of Namibia Monica Geingos. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
AFRICA
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10 rules for aspiring politicians, according to Namibia’s First Lady

Pick your battles. Be careful who you sleep with. And learn to accept defeat

  • Simon Allison
5 min read