China and the US Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules
The competition for Africa’s critical minerals between China and the West presents an opportunity.
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Eastern Cape Families Affected by 2023 Floods to Wait Until Next Year for Houses
Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase
Male Circumcision Is Made Easier by a Clever South African Invention
Estimates are that one million HIV infections have been prevented, saving the cost of treating and monitoring those cases, and avoiding transmission to partners.
South Africans Are Going off the Service Grid: What Happens When Citizens Replace the State?
Failing water, power, sanitation and security services in South Africa are spurring households and communities to do it themselves.
Toxic Pollution Builds up in Snake Scales: What We Learnt From Black Mambas
Black mambas were found to be indicators of toxic poisons from heavy metals.
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.
South Sudan Is Unstable: How a Weak State Benefits the Ruling Elite
Instability has allowed South Sudan’s elite to undermine the justice system and suppress efforts at reconciliation.
Ekurhuleni Residents’ Anger About Basic Electricity Charge
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) shares in Ekurhuleni Metro residents’ anger about the Metro’s implementation of a fixed electricity charge, which will be phased in over the next five years. The party already voted against it in July this year, during the 2025/26 budget process, and warned the Metro not to add to residents’ […]
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Why Nigeria’s Power Supply Isn’t Affordable and Reliable
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
George Building: Accountability Cannot Be a Closed-Door Affair
The GOOD Party shares the frustration expressed by Members of Parliament this week regarding the lack of progress in holding those responsible for the George building collapse accountable.
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One in Three South Africans Have Never Heard of AI – What This Means for Policy
As South Africa moves towards a national AI strategy, the focus must be on people and not just technology.
Refugee Protection in Egypt: What’s Behind the Return Train to Sudan
Egypt has hosted more Sudanese refugees than any other country since the start of the 2023 civil war.
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.
Satanic Panic: 5 ‘Occult’ Crimes That Gripped South Africa’s Imagination
From demon-possessed killers to charismatic cultists, it can sometimes seem as though South Africa is at war with evil itself.
Should African Countries Lower the Voting Age to 16?
Would lowering the voting age to 16 enhance young people’s participation in the political processes that affect their lives?
Ethiopia’s Mega Dam Has Taken 14 Years to Build: What It Means for the Nile’s 11 River States and Why It’s So Controversial
Egypt and Sudan’s insistence on keeping their historical water shares cannot be considered equitable and reasonable.
Joseph Kabila Is on Trial for Treason in the Drc. What the Case Against the Former President Is All About
Accusations of treason against former DRC president Joseph Kabila are evidence of the fallout between him and his successor.
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.
BBC Has a Long History in Africa. New Book Offers a Critical Take on the Broadcaster
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
HIV Is on the Rise Among Older Africans – Lessons From Kenya and South Africa
Ageing with HIV is now a global public health reality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and the response must evolve to reflect that.
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.
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.