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Breaking patterns of violence and trauma in the home
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th September 2024 Parenting programmes like Free to Grow tackle mental health and trauma, and can help stop cycles of violence for women and children. At the heart... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part two – Pravin Gordhan, the fight for clean government and his “arrogance”
By: Raymond Suttner 17th September 2024 The allegations of arrogance raised against Pravin Gordhan (PG) relate to his relationship with the State Owned enterprises that had to a large... →
Tribute to Pravin Gordhan: Part one – Pravin Gordhan took on the pain of the oppressed as his own
By: Raymond Suttner 16th September 2024 This article is a contribution to the understanding of Pravin Gordhan. It also attempts, albeit in a limited way, to locate him in the context of... →
South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports
16th September 2024 South Africa’s agricultural sector has more than doubled in value and volume terms since 1994. This success has been linked to international trade.... →
Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to South Africa – as an activist and then in building the new democracy
16th September 2024 It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’s political commitment in a few words. The former South African Finance Minister, who has died... →
Invisible No More: Securing Legal Identity as a Human Right
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th September 2024 The need for identification in an increasingly digital world is becoming more apparent, with over 60% of the nearly 850 million people without a... →
African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens
13th September 2024 At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a... →
Can the AU move from theory to practice on citizen engagement?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2024 Despite some progress, several barriers still prevent citizens from effectively working with the African Union at its Peace and Security Council.... →
UN Summit of the Future Stresses Intergenerational Responsibility and Accountability to Upcoming Generations
13th September 2024 A futures thinking and anticipatory governance approach to growing global mistrust and declining multilateralism can promote robust and resilient... →
EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the upcoming off-cycle elections in Nigeria's Edo and Ondo states
By: Africa Check 13th September 2024 Dates have been announced for two of Nigeria’s eight off-cycle state elections. The first will be held in Edo state in the south-south... →
