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English rules in Uganda, but local languages shouldn't be sidelined
5th November 2015 There are 41 living languages in Uganda. But only three are ever mentioned in debates about the East African nation’s official language: Luganda,... →
Seven things worth knowing about mosquitoes
4th November 2015 This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running as part of the South African Development Community malaria week. You can read... →
University students are becoming a new kind of democratic citizen
4th November 2015 If one tracks South African student activities in 2015 it becomes apparent that a new politics is bubbling below the surface of academic life. This... →
What South Africa is doing to make a dent in cyber crime
4th November 2015 Last year South Africa had the most cyber attacks of any country on the continent. In 2014, losses reached an estimated R5 billion annually through... →
Why financial inclusion needs a new frontier – asset building
3rd November 2015 This is the first in a series of articles The Conversation Africa will be running on financial inclusion and micro credit and their role in... →
The quest to find a drug that nails the tricky malaria parasite
3rd November 2015 This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running during malaria week in the Southern African Development Community. You can read... →
Financial stress distracts university students from academic success
3rd November 2015 The #feesmustfall student movement in South Africa has garnered a great deal of popular support. It has its critics, too. They have suggested that... →
South Africa is in danger of becoming a radicalised society – again
3rd November 2015 South Africa is increasingly displaying evidence of radicalism, racialised rhetoric and general disenchantment. There are similarities between... →
Parts of southern Africa are within tantalising reach of eliminating malaria
2nd November 2015 There has been a concerted international effort since the early 2000s to tackle malaria. This has led to dramatic reductions in the disease. World... →
How the environmental justice movement is gathering momentum in South Africa
2nd November 2015 Environmental justice is a travelling discourse which has taken on distinctive meanings in different parts of the world. South Africa is no... →
