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?
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Study of 20,000 Nigerians Explores the Links Between Drug Use, Climate Change and Poverty
A staggering 67.5% of respondents relied on maladaptive coping strategies.
Understanding More About Navi Pillay and Her Work
Under the warmth and good humour is a formidable, steely grit.
Elderly and Residents Demand Action Against Unregulated Student Housing in Heidelberg
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) on Wednesday submitted a petition with hundreds of signatures to the Office of the Speaker of the Lesedi Local Municipality, requesting that existing by-laws be reviewed and stringently enforced in Heidelberg’s student housing area. In October last year, the Municipality approved Extension 5 for student housing without a public […]
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Terrible Conditions at Special Schools in Mpumalanga
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the terrible conditions that learners with special needs must endure in Mpumalanga. The Portfolio Committee on Education’s Focus Intervention Study (FIS) on special schools, which was tabled to the Legislature in October 2026, paints a disturbing picture of systematic decay and neglect. The report is […]
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Senegal’s Youth Olympics Legacy: Who Pays After the Games?
For the Youth Olympic Games, Senegal has relied heavily on substantial direct public funding with support from its partners.
South Africa’s Green Building Upgrades Are Rising – But Major Cities Still Dominate, Study Finds
Green ratings are growing in South Africa, mainly for upgraded older buildings, but some low scores suggest buildings may appear greener than they are.
South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Industry Has Lessons for Policymakers on How Informal Systems Work
South Africa’s minibus taxi industry contains extensive knowledge, organisation and social practices developed by the people who work in and depend on it.
Meagre Subsidy Increase for Gauteng’s Quintile 5 Schools
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) received confirmation today, after the party posed an oral question to the Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, during a session of the Gauteng Legislature, that Quintile 5 public schools will receive only a small subsidy increase in the 2027/28 financial year. The Premier confirmed that the subsidy will be increased from […]
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Teenage Girls May Know How to Prevent Pregnancy – That Doesn’t Mean They Have the Power to Do It
Teenage pregnancy makes visible the pressures, relationships and reproductive conditions that shape young people’s lives across southern Africa.
Demolishing Lagos Informal Settlements Also Destroys the City’s Best Defences Against Climate Change
Residents whose homes cluster along waterways, canals and shorelines have built organised systems for living with climate change.
Petition Concerning Gauteng’s Failure to Pay School Subsidies
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports the petition concerning Gauteng school subsidies that Solidarity and the Schools Support Centre (SOS) submitted to Parliament earlier today. The petition formally requests Parliament to investigate the Gauteng Department of Education’s failure to pay subsidies to schools and to make recommendations. According to the petition, the Gauteng Department […]
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Africa’s Rocks Hold Ancient Stories. We Need Better Ways to Document and Protect Them
Africa has some of the world’s most important geological landscapes, yet they remain under-represented in digital geoheritage research.
R57 Million Spent on ECD Buildings, but Communities Receive No Service
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme is a striking example of how millions of rand is often spent on infrastructure without reaching all the communities that were supposed to benefit. The original construction cost of the three centres amounts to approximately R57,4 million – R20 million for Vosloorus, R20 million for Eden Park […]
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Africa Gets Only 23% of the Climate Finance It Needs – And Pays Too Much for It
Climate finance should not be separated from development funding.
Zambia’s Messy but Decisive Election: Government Shows Strength; Democracy Shows Weakness
How the re-elected government uses its new dominance will influence Zambian politics well beyond this election.
Along Nigeria’s ‘Spiritual Highway’, Prayer Camps Create a New Urban Future
The vast prayer camps challenge stereotypes of Nigerian cities as chaotic, dysfunctional, and driven by religious tension.
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.
Third North West Speaker in Just Two Years Leads to Instability in Legislature
During today’s special session of the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting to elect a new Speaker. The election was necessitated by Dr Desbo Mohono’s resignation from the office and her subsequent appointment as the new MEC for Education last week. During the session, Ms Viola Motsumi of […]
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How Lagos Pioneers Built a Vibrant Yoruba Print Culture in the 1920s – At the Height of Colonialism
English was imposed as Nigeria’s official language, but the British had no way of controlling what people did with it.
NSFAS Crisis Casts Pandor’s Remarks in a Harsh Light
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The issues, which were raised this week in the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, include allegations of unauthorised remuneration of consultants, problems with the payment of accommodation allowances and general poor administration. It casts a harsh light on […]
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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.
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.