The Conversation
Millions of young South Africans are jobless: study finds that giving them ‘soft’ skills like networking helps their prospects
16th May 2023 The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for the country’s economic growth and... →
Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
16th May 2023 Many great legal minds have made important contributions to the development of the law, justice and constitutionalism in South Africa. One figure... →
South Africa walks a tightrope of international alliances - it needs Russia, China and the west
12th May 2023 Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the west, specifically the US, on the other have become increasingly... →
Zulu vs Xhosa: how colonialism used language to divide South Africa’s two biggest ethnic groups
12th May 2023 South Africa has 12 official languages. The two most dominant are isiZulu and isiXhosa. While the Zulu and Xhosa people share a rich common... →
West Africa has a small weapons crisis – why some countries are better at dealing with it than others
12th May 2023 Research has found that globally, small arms and light weapons increase the likelihood, intensity and longevity of conflict. Small arms and light... →
China’s population has peaked and is now falling – opportunities and risks for Africa
11th May 2023 China will no longer be the world’s most populous nation. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42-billion.... →
Media freedom and democracy: Africans in four countries weigh up thorny questions about state control
11th May 2023 In July 2022, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on gang activity in northwestern Nigeria. The programme, The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara,... →
Namibia and South Africa’s ruling parties share a heroic history - but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak
11th May 2023 Namibian president Hage Geingob used his recent state visit to South Africa to also address a meeting of the national executive committee of the... →
Sudan’s people toppled a dictator – despite the war they’re still working to bring about democratic change
10th May 2023 While Sudan’s generals have unleashed indiscriminate destruction and occupation on wide swaths of the capital, Khartoum, neighbourhood resistance... →
Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too
8th May 2023 Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being produced during the cold months of June, July... →
