The Conversation
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... →
Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: an expert unpacks the pros and cons
12th July 2023 A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its members were in severe... →
EU’s carbon border tax: a new report shows Africa stands to lose US$25-billion every year
3rd July 2023 A new European law that imposes the first ever carbon border tax in the world comes into force in October 2023. It will be applied gradually over... →
Zondo at Your Fingertips: new book offers an accessible and condensed version of South Africa’s ambitious corruption inquiry
3rd July 2023 Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive... →
South Africa’s National Health Insurance bill has noble aims but leaves too much uncertain: it needs more work
30th June 2023 South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has passed the first hurdle towards becoming law, getting the country closer to its vision of... →
Wagner debacle in Russia raises red flags for African states and how they manage their security
28th June 2023 The brief rebellion led against the Kremlin by the head of the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia last week sent shock waves across the world. This... →
Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water
28th June 2023 South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people... →
Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here’s how it could work
27th June 2023 The credit rating industry in Africa is dominated by the three international agencies: Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Together they control an estimated... →
920-million people could face conflict over the world’s rivers by 2050: what our study found in Africa
26th June 2023 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan... →
