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By: Terence Creamer 2nd February 2024 As the South African government seeks to re-establish some momentum behind the public procurement of new independent power producer (IPP)... →
African countries are struggling with high debt, demands to spend more and collapsing currencies: the policy fixes that could help
1st February 2024 Highly indebted African countries are facing stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and growing development needs, and... →
Does Africa’s Peace and Security Council need stronger members?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st January 2024 At the upcoming African Union (AU) summit from 15-19 February, 10 new countries will take their seats on the Peace and Security Council (PSC) for... →
Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake
31st January 2024 An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes. These are just some of Nelson Mandela’s personal items... →
Are Nigerians buying the 22nd cheapest petrol in the world? Experts say this is a flawed and misleading comparison
By: Africa Check 31st January 2024 At the start of 2024, a number of Nigerian newspapers reported that the West African country was the 22nd cheapest place in the world to buy... →
Northern Kenya’s disarmament dilemma
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th January 2024 Banditry and the proliferation of illegal small arms are critical drivers of insecurity in Kenya’s North Rift Region. Survey-derived baselines... →
Ruto under pressure? Verifying eight claims on Kenya’s economy and its population
By: Africa Check 30th January 2024 Kenya’s debt burden remains an issue of national debate, as picked up by the artificial intelligence (AI) tool Africa Check uses to monitor public... →
South Africa is failing people who aren’t poor, but aren’t middle class either
30th January 2024 Many South African households are trapped. They are neither poor nor middle class. As a demographic they hover above the indigence threshold... →
UN genocide ruling won’t change Israel’s behaviour: three reasons why
29th January 2024 South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the latter’s military operation in Gaza, which South Africa calls acts of... →
Matric results: South Africa’s record school pass rates aren’t what they seem – what’s really happening in the education system
29th January 2024 South Africa’s matric (grade 12) class of 2023, which wrote final school-leaving exams late last year, has been hailed by the country’s minister of... →
