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South Africa’s new parliament needs to do a better job of holding cabinet to account: legal scholar weighs the chances

17th July 2024 South Africa has entered new territory with a government of national unity after the May elections. The parties representing more than 70% of the... 

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South Africa’s 400 parliamentarians are about to get down to business: 4 essential reads

17th July 2024 On 29 May 2024 South Africans went to the polls and delivered a strong message to their political leaders: we’re tired of the “same old same old”.... 

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Higher education faces many challenges in South Africa: 3 priorities for the new minister

17th July 2024 When South African president Cyril Ramaphosa named Nobuhle Nkabane as the minister of higher education on 3 July 2024, many people I know in the... 

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South Africa’s new unity government must draw on the country’s greatest asset: its constitution

17th July 2024 South Africa’s economy is strained, unemployment and crime are extremely high, policing is ineffective and the public service is dysfunctional.... 

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South Africa’s new environment minister must focus on people, not profits from fossil fuels – climate ecologist

17th July 2024 There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africa’s natural resources, but these come at a cost to society and the environment.... 

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Will Kenya be better prepared when floods hit again?

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      16th July 2024 Flooding claimed many lives and left hundreds of thousands displaced, dispossessed and angry at the authorities who failed them. Barely two months... 

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FUL June Newsletter: Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law

16th July 2024 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... 

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How old are South African fossils like the Taung Child? New study offers an answer

15th July 2024 One hundred years ago the discovery of a skull in South Africa’s North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile... 

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Stability in Mali requires more inclusive national dialogue

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      15th July 2024 Broad political consensus is needed for the country to benefit from some promising decisions made at the recent dialogue. Most of Mali’s political... 

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Military muscle rather than mediation prevails in DRC

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      15th July 2024 Despite a growing military coalition, President Tshisekedi is failing to subdue the M23 rebels in his country’s east. A burgeoning coalition of... 

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