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South Africa’s constitutional democracy debate: echoes of an inglorious past
19th April 2022 Some prominent politicians from South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) recently questioned the role of the courts in the... →
Online publication ties itself in knots in report on Nigeria’s debt profile
By: Africa Check 19th April 2022 As Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari prepares to leave office in early 2023, the country’s debt remains one of the most debated topics of his... →
Corruption stunts our freedom in South Africa
19th April 2022 The liberation struggle in South Africa, in Africa and elsewhere in the world where people once lived in chains, was aimed at achieving freedom for... →
ANC crisis derives not purely from indifference to the poor but also an absence of debate
By: Raymond Suttner 19th April 2022 The ANC-led alliance’s indifference to the plight of the poor and those marginalised in a range of other ways has been repeatedly noted. Given this... →
Investment gap
By: Terence Creamer 15th April 2022 South Africans have rightfully paid detailed attention to the state of the country’s generation assets over the past decade and a bit as... →
Local knowledge adds value to mapping flood risk in South Africa’s informal settlements 
14th April 2022 The current flooding in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is dire and reports indicate that hundreds of people have died and thousands directly... →
South Africa’s economic growth affected by mismatch of electricity supply and demand
14th April 2022 South Africa’s electricity sector has faced a series of challenges over the last two decades. It started with inadequate grid infrastructure to... →
Southern Africa must embrace informality in its towns and cities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th April 2022 Population growth and urbanisation are transforming cities across Southern Africa, but unlike in many other parts of the world, the urban... →
‘Battle of Chatham’? Fact-checking 4 claims by Kenyan presidential hopeful Raila Odinga at London thinktank
By: Africa Check 14th April 2022 The frontrunners in Kenya’s August 2022 presidential election recently publicised their agendas to an international audience, making a beeline for... →
Environmental justice before private accumulation
13th April 2022 WHY WE NEED A COMMUNIST PARTY Never before in history has the need for a different, a humane world been more desperately required. Today the... →
