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Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently
23rd November 2023 In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South... →
South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution
23rd November 2023 In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to establish a... →
Verifying Kenyan president Ruto’s claims on health insurance, teacher shortages and more
By: Africa Check 23rd November 2023 On 20 October 2023, Kenya marked Mashujaa Day, Kiswahili for Heroes Day, in Kericho, 260 kilometres northwest of the capital Nairobi. In his... →
First Saudi-Africa summit: off to a rocky start?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd November 2023 On 10 November, the maiden Saudi Arabia-Africa summit was hosted in Riyadh – the latest in a growing list of ‘Africa+1’ summits. The gathering... →
300 000 Tanzanians were killed by Germany during the Maji-Maji uprising – it was genocide and should be called that
22nd November 2023 Political actors in Tanzania have in recent years demanded compensation from Germany for colonial atrocities committed in the early 20th century.... →
Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic
22nd November 2023 Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids... →
A free messaging app seemed useful for disadvantaged South African students: why they didn’t agree
22nd November 2023 South African higher education is plagued by inequalities due to the social and economic legacies of apartheid. More than 50% of enrolment in... →
Cellphone theft: another indicator of South Africa’s policing gaps
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st November 2023 After a robbery in August, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police arrested a suspect in possession of 153 stolen iPhones. Private security tracked... →
New forms of hope and collectivity for universal emancipation in South Africa (Collective and social hope – Part two)
By: Raymond Suttner 21st November 2023 Where do we look for a new form of collectivity for universal emancipation in South Africa? If it’s necessary to build a new collective in place of... →
South Africa’s police are losing the war on crime – here’s how they need to rethink their approach
20th November 2023 South Africa’s crime statistics for the third quarter of 2023 show that people continue to face a serious problem of violent crime, especially... →
