How Football, Smartphones and Mobile Money Drive Youth Sports Betting in Africa
We should not assume that young people see betting simply as entertainment.
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AI and Blockchain Are Coming to African Farms: 4 Things Must Happen for Farmers to Benefit
What’s missing are clear rules about who controls farm data and how farmers’ needs are met.
North Africa’s Green Hydrogen Exports to Europe Could Harm Water Supply and Marine Life – Study
European countries want north Africa to set up green hydrogen industries for them, but this will come at a huge cost to water supplies and coastal areas.
Urgent Action Needed Against Suspected Gang Targeting Northern Suburbs
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about a series of house robberies in Cape Town’s northern suburbs that are reportedly linked to the so-called “Crowbar Gang”. Elderly residents are also among the victims. The latest incident occurred at approximately 03:15 on Friday, 30 October 2026, in Aurora, Durbanville. Four armed individuals wearing balaclavas […]
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Forgotten Flint Tools in Museum Boxes Reveal How Egypt’s Early Farmers Paved the Way for the Pharaohs
The flints reveal that villagers created local economies from their skills long before state enterprise began.
Controversial Advertisement Spun Into Opportunity to Improve Service Delivery
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will not allow discriminatory language to sow division among residents or political missteps to overshadow the pressing need for service delivery. On 29 October, the Vhembe District Municipality issued an advertisement inviting the “white community” of Louis Trichardt to engage with the Executive Mayor, Miyelani Chauke, on matters affecting […]
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Algeria Is Sending Troops to Niger for the First Time in Decades – What’s at Stake
Can Algeria turn its military intervention in Niger into a tool for stabilisation in a volatile Sahel region?
South Sudan Wants to Hold Elections in December: 3 Major Obstacles and Some Ways Around Them
South Sudan has postponed elections several times since signing a 2018 peace agreement.
Two Fatal Accidents Highlight Need for Functional Ventersburg Fire Station
Two fatal accidents within a few weeks, with deaths that could possibly have been prevented, once again underline why the Mmamahabane Fire Station in Ventersburg should not remain non-operational. Ventersburg is situated alongside one of South Africa’s busiest national routes and continually experiences heavy traffic, including trucks, holiday travellers and other road users. So, the […]
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What Animal Bones in Malawi Teach Us About the Social Lives of People Long Ago
The bones of animals at an archaeological site in Malawi show that food was scarce over the last 21,000 years, but people didn’t cooperate far and wide to get it.
WHO Must Declare Climate Change a Public Health Emergency
Climate change is an immediate threat to the world’s most vulnerable communities and people.
Global Sexual Health: Why Communal Knowledge About Pleasure and Wellbeing Matters
Global sexual health should move beyond simply exporting interventions from the west to Africa.
Sustained Pressure on National Intervention Team to Restore Basic Services in Ditsobotla
Remedial steps to restore service delivery in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality must urgently be taken. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insisted on it during a meeting with Dr Khotso de Wee, the Head of Good Governance and Institutional Development of the National Cabinet Representative (NCR) deployed in the Municipality. This multidisciplinary intervention team was […]
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South Africa’s Lion Petting Industry: We Spent Three Years Investigating and Here’s What We Found
A three-year study of 34 South African captive lion venues found poor welfare conditions, early separation of cubs from mothers and hours of handling by tourists.
What Gets Fact-Checked? How Politics Shapes the Answer in Four African Countries
Many fact-checkers are moving away from declaring claims as true or false, and trying to help people judge information for themselves.
Zimbabwe Wants Digital Payments to Build Trust in Its Newest Currency. Why Technology Alone Won’t Be Enough to Save the Zig
Zimbabwe’s goal should be to promote wider adoption of the local currency, not to use technology to force it.
Health Progress in Africa Leaves More People Living With Disabilities: Rehabilitation Is the Next Challenge
Health systems are saving lives, but they have not expanded rehabilitation services at the same pace.
Africa’s Bats Could Survive Climate Change – If They Can Find Somewhere to Live
As the climate changes, bats will need both suitable foraging landscapes and caves for roosting.
Thaba Chweu’s Financial Recovery Plan Should Be Based on Facts, Not Assumptions
The Thaba Chweu Local Municipality’s proposed financial recovery plan raises serious concerns, as it is based on assumptions for which the Council has not been presented with sufficient supporting evidence. According to the latest reports, the Municipality faces an unfunded budget deficit of approximately R1,04 billion. The proposed solution mainly entails restructuring approximately R2,23 billion […]
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Coalition Leaves Critical Infrastructure in Tshwane Unsecured
The governing ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition in the Tshwane Metro has left critical municipal infrastructure and key facilities completely unsecured, just two weeks before the elections. For the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), there is only one sensible conclusion: Security contracts were deliberately, or through gross negligence, allowed to lapse so as to pave the way for […]
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Rand West City’s Water Crisis Remains Unresolved After Three Long Years
The recurring water outages affecting Randfontein and surrounding areas cannot go on, so, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) sent a letter about the issue to the Executive Mayor of Rand West City, Mr William Matsheke. The party demands to know why the water crisis still has not been resolved after nearly three years. Residents […]
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South Africa’s Schools Reflect an Unequal Society: What Can Teachers Do About It?
South Africa wants teachers to change society. So why are they being trained to fit in?
Millions of Children Aren’t Getting Vaccinated: How Mapping Tools Can Help Find Them
Limited research on unvaccinated children covered those in conflict-affected communities, nomadic groups, refugees, cross-border migrants and urban-slum dwellers.
Action Needed Against Rising Livestock Theft in Free State
The police’s latest warning and safety tips regarding the sharp rise in livestock theft in the Free State are not enough. Farmers are already doing everything they can and spending millions of rand on private security and camera systems to protect their livestock. It is government’s responsibility to prevent crime and apprehended thieves – something […]
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