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Realizing socioeconomic rights with a limited budget
By: Econ3x3 24th November 2023 The South African constitution is considered progressive and transformative in intention due to its inclusion of socioeconomic rights, such as the... →
Light from the tunnel?
By: Terence Creamer 24th November 2023 Reform progress in South Africa rarely moves in a straight line from A to B, with the stop/start nature of the country’s electricity reform being a... →
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... →
