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Organising for climate change: the ‘two cultures’ problem
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd October 2021 Ulrich Beck wrote: “One can possess wealth but one can be afflicted by risks; they are, so to speak, ascribed by civilisation . . . Risk society is... →
Kenyan billionaire Jimi Wanjigi wants to be president, but were his TV interview facts on the money?
By: Africa Check 21st October 2021 With less than a year to Kenya’s elections, controversial businessman Jimmy Wanjigi discussed his presidential ambitions at length for the first... →
‘A promise of more’ – Fact-checking claims made in the Democratic Alliance’s 2021 election manifesto 
By: Africa Check 21st October 2021 In the upcoming municipal elections South African citizens will elect representatives for district, metropolitan and local municipal councils... →
Critical role lies ahead for South Africa’s new chief justice in light of predecessor’s mixed legacy
20th October 2021 Most African constitutions of the past 30 years, led by an independent Namibia in 1990 and strongly endorsed by South Africa in 1994, have... →
Currency crisis could undo Zimbabwe’s early progress
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th October 2021 President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) seem to be paying... →
Time for South Africa to Strongly Consider Internet Voting
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 19th October 2021 South Africa (SA), like the rest of the democratic world, faces the dilemma of having to conduct an election during a global pandemic. The health... →
’Land and jobs manje!’ Fact-checking promises in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ 2021 election manifesto
By: Africa Check 19th October 2021 In the upcoming municipal elections South African citizens will elect representatives for district, metropolitan and local municipal councils... →
COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
18th October 2021 The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at... →
Municipalities can play a key role in South Africa’s economic development. Here’s how
18th October 2021 Local economic development and better municipal service delivery are vital if South Africa wants to broaden economic participation and reverse its... →
How Johannesburg’s suburban elites maintain apartheid inequities
18th October 2021 Days before his death in July, the African National Congress (ANC) mayor of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo, wrote an article responding to critics of... →
