Governments Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Decide Who Gets a Social Grant: Inside a South African Court Case
Automated systems need to be watched carefully to ensure they are in fact operating in the public interest.
Civil Society
How Can Governments Tackle Poverty When Climate Change, Conflict and Economic Shocks Hit All at Once?
Crises that add up on top of each other have to be addressed in an integrated way.
Settlement Between Tshwane and Kleinfontein Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the settlement reached between Kleinfontein Share Block and the Tshwane Metro, which has just been confirmed by the High Court in Pretoria and made an order of court. These developments mark the end of a to-and-fro legal battle in the courts between the community and the Metro after […]
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Zambia Votes: Who’s Who and What Issues Are Shaping the Elections?
The country is likely to have a much stronger opposition to contend with after the 2026 polls.
South Africa’s Privacy Laws Are Evolving, but Vulnerable People Are Being Left Behind
Privacy protection must also be a conversation that reflects the lived realities of vulnerable communities.
Abuja’s Housing Crisis: Why Affordable Homes Stay out of Reach for Low Paid Workers
Nigeria’s housing policies have failed to meet the needs of its federal capital residents.
Can Africa Survive the Global Aid Squeeze? Yes, but It Will Take Financial Discipline
Africa does not need another grand vision. It needs to treat the vision it already has as a discipline.
Anti-foreigner Violence in South Africa Is Easily Sparked: What Hasn’t Been Done to Deal With It
Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.
Africa’s Climate Crisis Is a Legal Crisis Too: What Are States’ Duties Under Human Rights Law?
A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil fuels, and tackle climate change.
Submission on Proposed New School History Curricula
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today submitted its input to the Department of Basic Education concerning the proposed changes to the school history curricula. The party rejects these proposals, as they represent a continuation of a persistent process to cast the history of Western civilisation in general, and Afrikaners in particular, in a hostile […]
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Housing Activists Oppose Eviction Bill
The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
Open Letter to Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia
Written on 7 May 2026, stopping xenophobic incitement and mobilisation from destabilising communities and local government elections.
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Victory Not Just for Livestock Farmers, but for the Entire Civil Society
Yesterday’s court ruling on private sector involvement in the vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is clearly a major victory for livestock farmers. Together with private veterinarians, they have long been ready to assist in combating this disease. Their efforts were, however, curtailed by a state that wanted to keep control of the process in its […]
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Gauteng Water Crisis in the Spotlight at Sahrc Inquiry
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday
Mali’s Military Leader Is Consolidating Power. Why This Is Dangerous
Military regimes have shifted from presenting themselves as temporary ‘corrective’ interventions to becoming personalised systems of rule.
Agriculture in Africa: Science and Research Can’t Make an Impact Without Investment and Good Policies
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Rights Groups Disappointed by Constitutional Court Asylum Ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
Cameroon’s Sacred and Royal Animals: Could Literature and Futures Thinking Help Save Them?
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Joburg’s Financial Woes Laid Bare in Scathing Letter From Finance Minister Godongwana
Mayor Dada Morero insists there is “no cause for concern”
Schools, Businesses Close in Nelson Mandela Bay Floods
Torrential rain blocks roads
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.
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.
Nigeria’s New Election Law Leaves Gaps: 5 Reforms for Free, Fair and Credible Polls
Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
Disputes Over Africa’s Ocean Resources: Here’s What Could Help Avoid Them
As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.