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Vote for those who will actually end corruption
29th September 2021 Accountability Now, an NGO dedicated to exacting accountability and upholding the constitution in South Africa, is calling on voters to focus on... →
The political economy of social unrest
29th September 2021 The social unrest experienced in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal last month has created huge debates in society. There is no consensus, even amongst... →
Algeria-Morocco rift another blow to Africa’s free trade aspirations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th September 2021 Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Ramtane Lamamra’s announcement on 24 August of a new break in diplomatic relations with Morocco is another... →
Have one in 10 Kenyan girls been cut since the start of the Covid pandemic? Claims about female genital mutilation in Kenya, checked
By: Africa Check 29th September 2021 There has been a renewed focus on female genital mutilation in the Kenyan press in recent months. An article published in Kenyan daily the Star... →
HEALTH CHECK: Unsafe abortion and maternal mortality in Nigeria
By: Africa Check 29th September 2021 Unsafe abortions caused 11% of the pregnancy-related deaths of women in Nigeria, Dr Habeeb Salami claimed at a September 2021 training workshop in... →
Revitalising democratic life
28th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column 'Revitalising democratic life'. Click here to read the column. →
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18.
28th September 2021 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column "Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18. Click here to read the column. →
We can’t banish Covid-19. But we can end the pandemic with vaccinations
28th September 2021 South Africa’s daily rate of new infections has been on a steady decline for some time. But, truth be told, a fourth wave is probably just on the... →
Rising food prices could ignite unrest and instability in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2021 Since the onset of Covid-19, global food prices have rocketed, putting pressure on the world’s most fragile countries. The United Nations’ Food and... →
Rwanda: the emergence of an African ‘smart power’
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2021 Rwanda’s recent military deployments in July in Mozambique and in November 2020 in the Central African Republic (CAR) have raised criticism. Rwanda... →
