Working From Home in Nigeria: Study Finds Women Don’t Have Much Choice
Childcare responsibilities, housing access and regional cultural norms influence where Nigerian women work.
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Benin Election: Wadagni’s Landslide Win Raises Questions About His Legitimacy
Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
Zondo Hits Back at Former PRASA Board Members
Bid by Lucky Montana and others to review State Capture corruption findings in jeopardy
6 African Thinkers Who Help Us Understand the World – New Book
A look at six African intellectuals whose work challenges dominant narratives and reclaims Africa as a producer of knowledge, not just its object.
South Africa and Lesotho Agree That IDs Are Enough to Cross the Border
Basotho who have been barred from South Africa for overstaying will be granted amnesty
Young Africans Will Inherit a Climate Crisis: How Kids in Sierra Leone Are Getting Ready
Young people in Bo City, Sierra Leone became youth climate leaders after turning a low-cost Climate Science Hub into a space for science-informed action.
The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status: Why It Shouldn’t Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders
The IMF is not a neutral arbiter on any discussions relating to preferred creditor status. It is itself a direct beneficiary of the creditor hierarchy.
Cape Town Swimmers Demand Public Pools Stay Open Seven Days a Week in Summer
Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting
Department’s Disaster Quota Management Impacts West Coast Livelihoods
Disaster quota management has once again impacted the livelihoods of West Coast fishers.
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City Accused of Misleading Residents in Budget Process
The current public participation process on the City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 Draft Budget raises serious concerns about whether residents are being meaningfully informed or deliberately misled.
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Ekurhuleni Learners Wade Through Sewage to Get to Class
OR Tambo Secondary School lacks classrooms and desks and now there’s a sewage problem
Life in Lesotho’s Historic Kome Caves
The dwellings were occupied in the early 1800s by families fleeing the Lifaqane wars
Iran War: What African Countries Can Do to Get through the Crisis and Emerge in a Better Place
The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
Maternity Health Services in Nigeria Are Failing Women: 4 Steps to Better Care
There are four practical policy shifts that the Nigerian government could take to improve the use of maternity services.
Development Finance in Africa: Economist Explains How Private Savings Could Be Unlocked
Africa does not lack household savings, but only a small share of these are placed in formal institutions.
Mbombela’s Much Loved Public Libraries
Libraries are not only about books any more
TotalEnergies in Court Over Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Small-scale fishers want the company’s environmental authorisation set aside
Why Africa Needs a Green Bank to Fund Climate Action and Build Its Own Renewable Technology
Africa holds key green energy minerals but exports them raw. If the continent had its own Green Bank, it could finance local manufacturing and green industry.
South Africa’s Gig Economy Workers Set to Get More Protection Under Planned Labour Law Reforms
South Africa is proposing to extend labour and social protections to platform workers.
Cederberg Municipality Battles to Keep up With Sprawling Informal Settlements
Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal
Worker Wins Compensation Case After 13 Years of Litigation
Court orders Rainbow Chickens to pay the worker more than R3-million
Judgment Reserved in Stellenbosch Luxury Estate Battle
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
Do Dads of Disabled Children Do Enough? Kenya Study Points to Misunderstood Ways of Caring
When a child has a disability, especially an intellectual one, a father’s involvement often shifts in complex ways.
City Power Billing Changes Leave Johannesburg Residents With Sky-High Bills
Johannesburg’s power utility says credits of R136-million have been issued to 86 customers who were overcharged