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Nigeria’s petrol subsidy is a climate issue
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th June 2022 Nigeria’s government has said it will re-evaluate its position on petrol subsidies this month. Global economic developments and domestic challenges... →
Our constitutional democracy is far too valuable to be led by spies and conspiracy theorists and factionalists
20th June 2022 So, there is certainly no doubt that the recently published reports on the Phala Phala Farm scandal of the president have not only thrown the... →
China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: why it matters for South Africa
17th June 2022 Something important for global agriculture happened this past week but received minimal media coverage. The Chinese National Crop Variety Approval... →
South Africa’s epochal 1976 uprisings shouldn’t be reduced to a symbolic ritual
17th June 2022 On the morning of Wednesday, 16 June 1976, young students from schools across Soweto set out on a march through the sprawling black township... →
Organised crime pours cold water on Ethiopia’s coffee exports
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th June 2022 Ethiopian law prohibits the sale of export-quality coffee locally. Despite this, the country – regarded as the birthplace of coffee according to... →
Settle on a solution
By: Terence Creamer 17th June 2022 There is no scarcity of advice on how best to stabilise Eskom and end the load-shedding crisis, which a new Council for Scientific and Industrial... →
WiseYouth: do Africa and its youth need another AU project?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2022 The African Union (AU) has started another youth initiative to advance peace. WiseYouth was endorsed in February by state leaders and will create a... →
Foreign meddling allegations cloud Eswatini’s dialogue process
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2022 Recent allegations that Eswatini’s July 2021 ‘winter revolution’ involved foreign-funded protest action aimed at regime change have put the... →
South Africa ‘most dangerous country in the world to drive in’? Testing widely reported claim by driver education company
By: Africa Check 15th June 2022 Buckle up, South African TV channel eNCA told viewers in May 2022 as it reported a troubling statistic. “South Africa is the most dangerous country... →
Comair downed by competition, but no such pressure on Transnet
14th June 2022 Two events last week affecting our transport logistics framework shine a harsh light on the differences between a largely liberalised market and... →
