How Can Rural Communities Benefit From South Africa’s Green Energy Transition?
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
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Ugandan Women Work in the Middle East Even Though They Face Abuse. They Told Us Why
The power dynamics of labour migration to the Middle East are complex.
GBV Survivors Need More Than Justice: Four Keys to Recovery
Gender-based violence responses must include energy access as a structural intervention, not an add-on.
Training Young People for Jobs: Insights From 9 African Countries on What’s Missing
Youth employment programmes need to be built around real jobs, capable institutions and the young people they are meant to serve.
World Cup History: A Timeline of Africa’s Greatest Moments on the Field
Ten pivotal moments that tell the story of how African football transformed itself.
Black Women Academics in My Study Said Their Main Allies Were White Men – What This Reveals
Social capital matters in academic career progress.
The Rhythms That Broke Bashir: How Sudan’s Music Shaped a Revolution
Music created the networks, identities and spaces of trust that made collective political action possible in Sudan’s 2019 revolution.
Power, Pleasure and Patriarchy: Why the Polygamist on Netflix Is Captivating Viewers
Power and pleasure collide with Black hopes and dreams in the show that has sparked global conversation.
Blaming Migrants Ignores the Real Causes of South Africa’s Economic Crisis
The economic and social conditions in which anti-migrant sentiment has exploded in South Africa include high joblessness and a collapse of government services.
Ma Vesta Smith: Why This Unsung Activist Matters 50 Years After the Soweto Uprising
She was a trusted mentor to young militants whose 1976 uprising shaped the country forever.
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.
HIV in South Africa: Why Rolling out a Groundbreaking New Shot Will Miss a Critical Group of Men
Targeting men who move around for work is crucial for the success of a new HIV/Aids treatment.
Housing Activists Oppose Eviction Bill
The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
“An African Cannot Be a Foreigner in Africa”
In St George’s Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans
Hundreds Protest in Gauteng Over Social Development Funding Issues
NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency
Legally in SA but Scared to Go Home: 150 Immigrants Camping at Durban Home Affairs
People driven from their neighbourhoods by anti-immigrant groups have spent five days moving between a police station, a church centre and Home Affairs
Gauteng Water Crisis in the Spotlight at Sahrc Inquiry
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday
Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone: Why Things Must Change
Floods regularly devastate Lagos’s informal workers, but traders and residents have built their own systems to adapt where the state has failed.
Sisisi Tolashe Dismissed
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced today that he dismissed Sisisi Tolashe, Minister of Social Development. The pressure on Tolashe, who is also president of the ANC Women’s League, has mounted in recent weeks due to a series of serious allegations of irregularities. Among those is the improper use of vehicles donated by the Chinese Embassy, which […]
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The Hospital Visit That Begins With a Boat
Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
Police Watchdog Completes Probe Into Khayelitsha Torture Case
Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern
“Disability Is Just One Part of Our Life” – Meet the Dancer Breaking Barriers on Stage
Lethabo Shai lost her leg aged two. Now she’s a professional dancer telling her story.
Is Abandoning a Baby in a Safe Box a Crime or an Act of Love? Court to Decide
The Minister of Social Development says parents who use baby boxes are committing a crime
The Conversation Africa: 11 Years of Impact
The Conversation Africa marks its eleventh anniversary this year with more than 12,000 articles celebrating varying levels of impact.