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100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s power
13th February 2024 Radio is thriving across Africa. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate... →
University rankings are unscientific and bad for education: experts point out the flaws
By: Reuters 13th February 2024 We rank almost everything. The top 10 restaurants in our vicinity, the best cities to visit, the best movies to watch. To understand whether the... →
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa aims for upbeat tone in annual address, but fails to impress a jaundiced electorate
12th February 2024 This year’s State of the Nation Address – delivered annually in February by South Africa’s president – was bound to be stuffed with electioneering... →
Impact of Red Sea crisis on Africa – red flag or red herring?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th February 2024 Still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, African countries face yet another geopolitical hurdle with the Red Sea crisis and... →
Inclusionary housing: A novel approach to building integrated cities
By: Econ3x3 9th February 2024 Inclusionary housing policy offers a new way of addressing the urban housing crisis in South Africa. It involves private developers contributing to... →
Tanzania’s elections are vulnerable to state abuse – urgent law reforms are needed
9th February 2024 Tanzania’s electoral law reform is overdue for an overhaul. This was made most apparent by the 2019 local elections and the 2020 general elections.... →
Once more into the breach: SADC troops in DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th February 2024 The long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is starting to boil over again. On 2 February, a South African... →
‘Democracy’s child’: fact-checking South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2024 state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 9th February 2024 In a marked departure from recent years, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's eighth state of the nation address started on time, helped in no... →
Worrying outlier
By: Terence Creamer 9th February 2024 The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) most recent report on the electricity sector includes a troubling section on Africa’s recent... →
Macky Sall throws Senegal’s democratic credentials into doubt
8th February 2024 Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced in early February that presidential elections, originally scheduled for 25 February, would be postponed... →
