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Gauteng’s water crisis signals the risk of climate-water conflicts 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th September 2024 The prospect of extreme water scarcity makes South Africa vulnerable to climate change-induced crises which could trigger conflict. Gauteng is... →
Rethinking responses to coups in West Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th September 2024 ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups. Recurrent coups since 2020 and... →
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system – what’s stopping it from being great
27th September 2024 The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines. Professors Susan... →
Distribution deadlock
By: Terence Creamer 27th September 2024 Few would disagree that the current financial and operational model for electricity distribution is no longer fit for purpose. This lack of... →
South African women face exclusion from society due to gender-based violence – how they’re fighting back
26th September 2024 When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, a primary goal was to grant citizenship rights to all its people, in particular, to give the majority... →
Will the Kenyan-led police mission in Haiti be replaced?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th September 2024 Before the unique mission can get off the ground, a funding crisis could see it replaced by a traditional UN-led operation. In October 2023, the... →
As Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja paints rosy picture of his two years in office, we fact-checked claims on revenue, city debt and water supply
By: Africa Check 26th September 2024 On 16 September 2024, Kenyan newspaper the Star published an interview with a “bullish” Nairobi governor, Johnson Sakaja, about his two years in... →
The success of GNU requires a proactive risk management committee
25th September 2024 The formation of a government of national unity (GNU) could, in the coming decade, become a more common approach to address complex governance... →
Potential impact of land reform in the tourism sector - How this sector can uplift communities
25th September 2024 While the land reform programme in South Africa has not been all smooth sailing, it would be hasty and premature to suggest that the process should... →
Climate change law hinges on effective local government
25th September 2024 Municipalities are crucial for the implementation of the new legislation, yet they face many challenges The signing of the Climate Change Act is a... →
