The Conversation
Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up its influence
21st July 2023 Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that Russia would emerge as a new source of... →
Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa’s anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform
21st July 2023 The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He... →
Corruption in South Africa: whistleblower protection law is being reformed - but it may not go far enough
21st July 2023 South Africa is on the path to reforming its law on whistleblowing to provide improved protection for individuals who expose corruption and illegal... →
Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that
20th July 2023 South Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for warning labels on food packaging. The regulations... →
Kenya’s politicians continue to use ethnicity to divide and rule – 60 years after independence
20th July 2023 Since independence in 1963, Kenya’s politicians have fed and manipulated ethnicity to win elections. With some 40-odd ethnic groups, Kenya is a... →
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is taking a battering because of the dismal state of South Africa
19th July 2023 The multiple concerns about the dismal state of South Africa – including a stagnant and failing economy, a seemingly incapable state, and massive... →
Malnutrition in South Africa: how one community wants resources to be spent
18th July 2023 South Africa has persistently high rates of hunger and malnutrition among mothers and children. More than a quarter – 27% – of children under five... →
Africa’s groundbreaking women’s rights treaty turns 20 - the hits and misses of the Maputo protocol
18th July 2023 2023 marks two decades since the adoption of the Maputo Protocol. The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of... →
South Africa’s public protector has a vital watchdog role. Researcher offers tips on how the selection process can be improved
18th July 2023 The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 made it necessary to establish several institutions to underpin the country’s new constitutional... →
South Africa’s Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus
13th July 2023 It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including parliamentarians, have forgotten the simple and influential role the Land and... →
