The Conversation
Johannesburg’s water crisis is getting worse – expert explains why the taps keep running dry in South Africa’s biggest city
28th February 2024 Since the latter part of 2023 hardly a week has gone by without some residents of Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, losing their... →
It took 16 years but South Africa has impeached a senior judge – who is Judge Hlophe and what went wrong?
28th February 2024 Former Western Cape judge president John Mandlakayise Hlophe has become one of the first two members of South Africa’s judiciary to be impeached... →
South Africa’s apartheid legacy is still hobbling research – a study of geography shows how
27th February 2024 Knowledge matters. It informs how we think about the world around us. It informs our decisions and government policies, supporting economic growth... →
Mozambique’s unstable and expensive power supply is devastating small businesses – study examines what’s gone wrong
27th February 2024 Inside a small bakery in Maputo, the morning’s batch of 150 loaves of bread has just gone into the oven. But there’s a problem: the electricity has... →
Pregnant women in South Africa should be offered social grants – it’ll save the state money in the long run
26th February 2024 A baby’s first 1 000 days, from the time of conception until their second birthday, is a crucial window of opportunity to optimise their potential... →
Free movement in west Africa: three countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles
22nd February 2024 For Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a recent decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has thrown up questions... →
Africa’s debt crisis needs a bold new approach: expert outlines a way forward
22nd February 2024 It hasn’t been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over the past few years. Recent events... →
Women in South Africa’s armed struggle: new book records history at first hand
21st February 2024 South Africa’s young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In the early 1960s, after... →
Jobs in South Africa: the labour market is recovering from Covid – but unskilled and less educated people are still being left behind
20th February 2024 For more than three decades the South African economy has had very high rates of joblessness. The country’s economy has been unable to create... →
HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected
20th February 2024 South Africa continues to have a high prevalence of HIV among all age groups. About 8.2-million people or 13.7% of the population live with HIV,... →
