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Leadership in Question, part one: The leadership we have
By: Raymond Suttner 20th October 2020 In some discourse it appears that leadership and who leads is not very important. There is a Marxist critique of the “great man” version of... →
Africa must prepare better for foreign divestment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2020 Foreign divestment is steadily becoming more pronounced and requires greater attention from policymakers, especially in Africa. The term refers to... →
Why an amnesty for grand corruption in South Africa is a bad idea
20th October 2020 South Africa’s former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, provoked a political storm recently when she suggested that public servants implicated in... →
Cybercrime in Nigeria demands public-private action
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2020 Cyberattacks have increased in Nigeria in the wake of covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. The country’s 2015 cybercrimes law may not be adequate... →
Senekal Protests: A race war is not an option
16th October 2020 We have a responsibility as society, hurt as we are, to salvage a shared future for the children MR President, I am in pain. Our nascent democracy... →
Expropriation Bill: Stakeholders must recognise the threats
16th October 2020 Property rights are among the issues on which the future of South Africa will be decided. This is a framework issue for the country’s economy. Get... →
Young Nigerians rise up to demand a different kind of freedom
16th October 2020 Two days after Nigeria celebrated its sixtieth year of independence, a video of a young man brazenly killed by a member of the notorious Special... →
Mali gives China a reality check
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th October 2020 China’s role in Africa’s security has been evolving, from its tentative first steps in non-combatant peace operations in 1998 to combat-ready... →
Understanding the mental toll of lockdown and isolation
16th October 2020 People are so caught up in acquiring new skills under lockdown, or saving their businesses or just surviving, that they are not acknowledging the... →
Beyond tariffs
By: Terence Creamer 16th October 2020 There are growing signals that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trading under which stalled as a result of the lockdowns... →
