The Conversation
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... →
Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
5th May 2023 The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the... →
47% of South Africans rely on social grants - study reveals how they use them to generate more income
4th May 2023 South Africa has one of the world’s most expansive social grant system: 47% of the population relies on a monthly grant. Of these, 18-million are... →
Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 - what’s behind his staying power
4th May 2023 Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), recently concluded its 16th congress. This also marked 35 years of its existence. The... →
Nigeria and digital banking: a revolution still waiting to happen
3rd May 2023 At the end of 2022 the Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes. At the same time it also capped withdrawal of the new banknotes. The rollout... →
Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa
2nd May 2023 Popular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professions have also long researched... →
South Africans are fed up with their prospects, and their democracy, according to latest social attitudes survey
28th April 2023 The mood among South Africans has soured. The latest findings from the representative survey that’s done every year by the country’s Human Sciences... →
Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites fighting over oil and energy
28th April 2023 Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah... →
