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Time to tackle violence against women in Mali
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th November 2020 On 26 September, hundreds of Malian women and some men rallied in Bamako to protest against the trivialisation of violence against women. This was... →
Wangiri scam targets millions of unsuspecting Kenyans
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th November 2020 A transnational phone scam known as Wangiri is on the rise in Kenya, warns the country’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI Kenya).... →
Sudan’s crises are debilitating an already fragile country
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd November 2020 On 4 September, the skies opened up over East Africa, producing some of the most severe flooding that Sudan has experienced in approximately 30... →
Economics alone isn’t holding back West Africa’s Eco
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd November 2020 The Eco – the proposed single currency for members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – was scheduled to launch this year.... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu – Bhekisisa Mncube
20th November 2020 MR President, let's separate the wheat from the chaff on the SABC's ongoing on-and-off retrenchment saga. I haven't interacted with the SABC... →
What lies behind the war in Tigray?
20th November 2020 At the core of the current war between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front is the realignment of politics... →
15-million ‘undocumented foreigners’ in South Africa? Herman Mashaba wrong again
By: Africa Check 20th November 2020 Herman Mashaba, former mayor of South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, caused a social media stir in November 2020 when he tweeted that there... →
48 000 potholes on Johannesburg’s roads? That’s not nearly the whole story
By: Africa Check 20th November 2020 Complaining about potholes is a local pastime for Johannesburg residents. Hop onto Twitter, for example, and you’ll find photos of pockmarked roads... →
Baffling distraction
By: Terence Creamer 20th November 2020 While South Africa is distracting itself with a post-2030 nuclear mirage, much of the rest of the world is preparing to ride a very real energy... →
As AU chair, South Africa’s leadership fell short in key areas
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th November 2020 South Africa is set to conclude its one-year tenure as African Union (AU) chair at the next AU summit in February 2021. Like for many, its plans... →
