The Conversation
What DRC's flawed election means for emerging democratic culture in Africa
8th January 2019 On December 30, 2018, 46-million citizens cast their votes in a historic election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There hasn’t been a peaceful... →
What South Africa's matric pass rate means for universities
8th January 2019 South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education announced a 2018 matric pass rate of 78.2% in the first week of January as well as a number of other... →
South Africa's electoral body has its work cut out to ensure legitimate 2019 poll
13th December 2018 South Africa is among relatively few African countries that hold regular democratic elections with high levels of integrity, enabling citizens to... →
Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game
12th December 2018 When you think of a country’s water resources, you may not realise that there are many kinds. Some is surface water, such as dams and rivers.... →
Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it 
11th December 2018 As the entrails of the era under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma continue to be exposed each day before a commission set up to... →
South Africa needs to refresh how it manages by-products from mining
6th December 2018 To extract minerals from host rocks, mines grind down rock into fine sand. Once the mineral is extracted, most of this fine sand remains as a... →
Why under valuing families is a problem for South Africa's economy
3rd December 2018 A country’s wealth goes hand in hand with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the market value of goods and services over a defined period... →
South African taxpayers can't keep bailing out broken airline
30th November 2018 R21-billion: that’s how much South Africa’s beleaguered national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), says it needs to keep running. SAA has... →
Concerns over Eritrea's role in efforts by Africa and EU to manage refugees
29th November 2018 Early in 2019 the Eritrean government will take over the chair of the key Africa and European Union (EU) forum dealing with African migration,... →
Weighing up South Africa's family policy: what does and doesn't work
28th November 2018 South Africa is one of a small number of developing countries that’s formulated a national policy focused on families. A family policy, broadly... →
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