One in Two Nigerians Live In Poverty and Relief Programmes Have Failed
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
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Study Shows How We Can Massively Improve Hypertension Treatment
Rather than spend hours at a clinic, patients measured their own blood pressure
City of Tshwane Adopts Inclusive Artisan Training Strategy
“This week the GOOD Party has proudly supported the adoption of a new Artisan Training and Development Framework for the City of Tshwane that will see more opportunities for unemployed youth and for young people from special needs schools” said GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Tshwane Mayoral Committee for Economic Development and Spatial Planning.
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Judge Scolds EFF for Repeatedly Wasting Courts’ Time
“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”
Anger Over Delays at Durban Housing Project
Families say eThekwini municipality is reneging on its promise to house them at the new flats
Activists March Against Shell’s Oil Exploration
Shell says it has spent over R1-billion and is not responsible for failures in consultations with affected Wild Coast communities
Ansaru Terror Leaders’ Arrest Is a Strategic Change for Nigeria: What Could Happen Next
For Nigeria, the arrest of two major terrorist leaders is an important strategic victory but security needs to brace for likely retaliation.
Shell’s Wild Coast Seismic Blasting Case Goes to the Concourt
Communities and environmental groups will challenge a Supreme Court of Appeal order allowing Shell to apply to renew oil exploration
Indigenous Nursery Gives Jobs and Skills to People Facing Homelessness
The project is one of several social enterprises run by U-turn
God and Nollywood: How Pentecostal Churches Have Shaped Nigerian Film
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
High Court Judgment Halting Dial-A-Ride Cuts Welcomed
The GOOD Party warmly welcomes today’s rational and just decision by the Western Cape High Court ordering the City of Cape Town to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service and immediately restore it to pre-announcement levels.
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How Do Bodies Decompose?
New innovations in understanding how a dead body breaks down can be scaled globally.
Gayton McKenzie vs Drug-Free Sport: Heated Debate in Parliament
Board was dissolved for spending about R1-million fighting a court case in Switzerland so that South Africa could stay in world sport
A Political Stunt to Undermine Transformation
The Western Cape Government is using procedural concerns as a smokescreen to obstruct long-overdue reforms to South Africa’s deeply unequal healthcare system.
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Famine in Gaza: What Next for South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
UN report confirms hundreds have starved to death despite International Court of Justice ordering Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave
Dozens of Organisations Join Sex Work Decriminalisation Court Case
Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work
Joburg Shows Support for Gaza Flotilla
“There are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.”
Credit Agencies Are Punishing Countries That Don’t Check Their Numbers
Credit rating agencies are now responding to governance failures, not just macroeconomic trends.
African Novels Are Being Translated to English in a Bold New Trend. We Review Ignatius Mabasa’s the Mad
English readers can now encounter African novels as they were first imagined, in the rhythms of their own languages.
York High School Racism Saga Is Not an Isolated Incident
The recent racist incident at York High School in George , where a learner used the N-word against another pupil, is not an isolated case.
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How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity: Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy
Millions of jobs could be created from sustainable economic ocean development.
Christians and the British Empire: How a Church NGO Got Entangled in Colonial Violence in Kenya
The Christian Council of Kenya got involved in a violent colonial effort to rehabilitate independence fighters. It saw this as an opportunity to evangelise.
A Decade and Millions of Rands Later, Eastern Cape Community Centre Still Incomplete
Tsomo multi-purpose facility was meant to take nine months to build
Municipalities Ruining Hartbeespoort Dam
Pollution and sewage is harming the aquatic environment