The Conversation
Rehab for South Africa’s female inmates focuses on domestic chores – instead of finding good work
14th September 2023 Corrections facilities are supposed to help rehabilitate offenders. However, during apartheid, South Africa’s correctional system was a pillar of... →
President Hassan is the face of Tanzania’s reform agenda. But she needs to carry the country with her
13th September 2023 After two years in power, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has consolidated her political base, opened up the media space and increased the number of... →
African football fans won’t be able to watch the big matches on TV – what went wrong and how to fix it
13th September 2023 The sale of television rights is the prime source of revenue for footballing organisations worldwide, but is particularly critical to Africa. Yet... →
Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
11th September 2023 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of... →
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
11th September 2023 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local... →
Johannesburg fire: there was a plan to fix derelict buildings and provide good accommodation - how to move forward
11th September 2023 Thousands of Johannesburg inner-city residents occupy buildings in conditions like those that led to the fire at 80 Albert Street that killed at... →
Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years
11th September 2023 Few were surprised as, near midnight on 26 August, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reelection... →
Rugby World Cup 2023: Africa’s hopes lie with South Africa and Namibia, for now
7th September 2023 Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing across four pools in the final stages of the 2023 men’s Rugby World Cup:... →
From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa
7th September 2023 The winds that whip the towns of the Eastern Cape in South Africa have the power to generate energy. But on a dry, hot day, those winds can gather... →
Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics
7th September 2023 The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local... →
