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Aid workers are increasingly seen as fair game in violent conflicts
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th November 2024 In Gaza and several African countries, protection failures see local aid workers bearing the brunt of this alarming trend. Last year was the... →
The just energy transition ignores labour outside the formal economy. So is it just?
12th November 2024 The just transition debate centres on how to move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy systems while safeguarding working conditions,... →
Precision policing: a vital element of reducing firearm crime
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th November 2024 A safer South Africa is only possible with less gun crime. Achieving that requires more from police than recovering illegal guns. Mass killings... →
Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside's statistics advising Nigeria's new education minister
By: Africa Check 12th November 2024 Nigeria's new education minister, Dr Tunji Alausa, is still getting used to the job after being appointed on 24 October 2024 following a cabinet... →
South Africa’s civil service should be restructured, but a plan to reward early retirement won’t solve the problem – economist
11th November 2024 South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced in his October mid-term budget policy statement that cabinet had approved funding for... →
Jobs of the future: South Africa has major gaps in skills needed to shape the green economy
11th November 2024 Globally, there’s a shortage of people with the expertise and skills needed to drive the transition towards a green economy – known as green... →
Are Southern Africa’s former liberation movements going out of fashion?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th November 2024 In this month’s election, Namibia’s SWAPO ruling party could go the way of the ANC, BDP or perhaps FRELIMO. The main unstated aim of the Former... →
Private embrace
By: Terence Creamer 8th November 2024 Building much-needed public infrastructure and scaling up private sector participation in the delivery of such infrastructure emerged as the key... →
Botswana’s new president: who is Duma Boko and what does he stand for?
7th November 2024 The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity in neighbouring states. Not many... →
Pregnant teens: girls in South Africa need focused, supportive healthcare and more information about safe sex
7th November 2024 An estimated 12-million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year. Girls and young women in this age group face multiple risk factors... →
