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Red flags ahead of Lesotho’s October elections
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th May 2022 Lesotho’s Parliament is accused of dragging its feet over crucial reforms that must be voted into law ahead of the all-important October general... →
Accountability Now Questions Parliamentary Legal Advisor after Confidential Communication Leaked to the Media
23rd May 2022 Anti-Corruption watch dog organisation, Accountability Now, has written* to the Parliamentary Legal Advisor, Zuraya Adhikarie, questioning her... →
Slim chance that Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections will be competitive
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd May 2022 With 14 months to go before Zimbabweans elect a president, members of parliament and local government representatives, the country is in full... →
Covid in South Africa: what to expect in the short and long term
20th May 2022 In light of the approaching winter months combined with the recent lifting of the national disaster act, South Africans have anxiously been... →
US debates bill to counter ‘malign’ Russian activities in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th May 2022 A United States (US) bill that would oblige Washington to punish African governments that abet Russian ‘malign’ activities on the continent is... →
Much still to do
By: Terence Creamer 20th May 2022 There is no question that Operation Vulindlela has done a good job in identifying the main obstacles to important structural reforms in key growth-... →
South Africa has entered a new phase of the Covid pandemic: what that means
19th May 2022 Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been increasing in South Africa in recent weeks. This has been largely driven by two offspring – known as the... →
Corruption in Africa deepens the wounds of Covid-19
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th May 2022 Widespread corruption during the pandemic has worsened the devastating effect of Covid-19 on Africa’s economy. Since the continent’s first case was... →
The Charm of Anti-Westernism: Russia’s Soft Power in Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 19th May 2022 The effectiveness — or, for that matter, the existence — of Russia's soft power has always been a controversial topic, dividing both academic and... →
Nigeria spends more on national assembly than on education? Analyst gets it wrong
By: Africa Check 19th May 2022 Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is to step down after the February 2023 elections after serving his second and final term as an elected... →
