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Ghana’s sophisticated artisanal firearms trade needs regulating
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th November 2023 All it takes to manufacture a craft firearm in Ghana is US$9. Gunsmiths produce about 200 000 of these illegal weapons a year, selling them for... →
Rugby World Cup. A one-time aspirant rugby Springbok reflects on the significance of the victory – Part Two
By: Raymond Suttner 7th November 2023 When I got to university, one of the highlights of the year was the InterVarsity rugby match between UCT and Stellenbosch. By that time, I was... →
Rugby World Cup: A one-time aspirant rugby Springbok reflects on the significance of the victory – Part one
By: Raymond Suttner 6th November 2023 “The events of the past six weeks are an incredible tribute to the transformation of a symbol that once represented raw Afrikaner nationalism and... →
South Africa’s wage gap is huge: why companies should report what CEOs and workers earn
6th November 2023 Inequality in South Africa is high, whether measured by income or wealth. One of the results is that there’s acute public scrutiny of executive... →
How to Achieve African Digital Sovereignty
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th November 2023 The digital revolution presents Africa with an opportunity to emerge as a sovereign and innovative digital player on the global stage. India’s G20... →
South Africa’s literacy crisis: our app could help young readers by using home language and English
3rd November 2023 Literacy changes lives: in Unesco’s words, it “empowers and liberates people, … reduces poverty, increases participation in the labour market and... →
Focus on these 3 urgent priorities to stop economic decline
3rd November 2023 There are three core priorities that should define the government's agenda and the president's diary for the foreseeable future: addressing the... →
Power in policy
By: Terence Creamer 3rd November 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has never disguised the fact that he believes that Eskom could be turned around and... →
South Africa’s medium-term budget reflects difficult and contested decisions
2nd November 2023 The medium-term budget policy statement presented by South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to parliament on 1 November 2023 is... →
Some African governments are spending millions to spy on their citizens – stifling debate and damaging democracy
2nd November 2023 Governments around the world use surveillance technology to monitor external threats to national security. Some African governments are also... →