Gauteng’s ‘Coloured’ Community Feels Unsafe: Who They Are and Why They’re Discouraged
There is a link between an enduring perception of marginalisation within Coloured communities and real material struggles.
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Ethiopia Has Struggled to Build National Unity: Can Its Big New Dam Deliver It?
Symbolic attempts at national unity in Ethiopia managed to achieve only short-lived national pride.
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.
Universities Can Turn AI From a Threat to an Opportunity by Teaching Critical Thinking
Employers and societies demand graduates who can evaluate information and make sound judgments.
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.
Palm Trees in Africa Are in Decline: These Botanists Made a Plan to Do Something About It
Palms play a vital role in food, culture and livelihoods. A new pan-African network aims to study, protect and conserve the continent’s unique and rare palm trees.
A Spectacular Reset of Relations Between South Africa and the US Is Possible
There are currently three Afrikaners in Washington who believe there is a unique opportunity for a spectacular reset of relations between South Africa and the United States (US). The full provisional document is attached herewith: Let us Make Critical Minerals the Centerpiece of a New U.S.–South Africa Partnership Agreement As Afrikaners responsible for a multi-million-dollar […]
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Tanzania’s Ruling Party Has Crushed the Opposition – The Elections Are a Mere Formality
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
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.
G20 in a Changing World: Is It Still Useful? Four Scholars Weigh In
Multilateralism is under severe strain. Does the G20 still have a role in this changing landscape?
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.
Can South Africa’s Rooibos Tea Improve Digestion?
A new study compares the anti-inflammatory and barrier protective effects of unfermented and fermented rooibos extract on intestinal pig cells.
Economic Sanctions Need a Rethink: Evidence Shows They Raise Food Prices and Hurt the Poor Most
While sanctions aim to punish regimes, they often punish citizens instead.
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.
South African Men May Now Take Their Wife’s Surname – Why Traditional Leaders Are Upset
Although the judgment promotes gender equality, it opens another chapter in the struggle between customs and constitutional rights.
Why Your Basmati Rice Might Not Be What You Think It Is
DNA testing could help prevent consumers being misled.
Uganda’s Signed a Deal with the US to Take Asylum Seekers – What’s Behind It and What’s at Stake
The US is not alone in its attempts to send asylum seekers to countries in Africa.
Scams and Frauds: Here Are the Tactics Criminals Use on You in the Age of AI and Cryptocurrencies
Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.
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.
How Many People Actually Go to Prison for Federal Mortgage Fraud?
In 2024, seven times more Americans were struck by lightning than were convicted of federal mortgage fraud.
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.