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Coalitions – important shifts
15th August 2023 Three months ago, in May, I wrote about coalitions, the need to strengthen the middle ground in our politics, as well as a 'grand coalition'... →
Prices 15 times higher in Senegal than Nigeria? Daily newspaper misquotes Lagos deputy governor – who also got his facts wrong
By: Africa Check 8th August 2023 A national newspaper in Nigeria recently carried a striking headline about inflation. “Video: My Senegalese friend said prices of things in... →
Incarcerated women deserve greater protection against violence and inhumane conditions
8th August 2023 Poor conditions and examples of physical violence in our women’s prisons is an uncomfortable subject that remains overlooked in our society. But as... →
Opposition to the National Health Insurance is primarily Ideological
3rd August 2023 As the legislative process on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill moves closer to its finalisation, the contestation rages with more intensity... →
Finfluencing – what it is and what it could mean for financial planning
2nd August 2023 For the past few years, a new type of influencer (definition: a person with the ability to influence how others behave because they have built a... →
What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors
1st August 2023 At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and... →
It is World Bank data putting SA among the poorest schools performers
31st July 2023 The system is full of holes and in desperate need of an overhaul. In his article, “SA education is not the worst in the world” (July 28), Prof Nic... →
The disruptive power of words 
By: Terence Creamer 21st July 2023 In his speech at the launch of the book ‘Reluctant Prophet: Tributes to Albert Nolan OP’, Fr Peter-John Pearson reflected that, how even in death,... →
ELECTION CHECK: Three claims about president George Weah’s record on reducing poverty in Liberia
By: Africa Check 19th July 2023 With Liberian president George Weah hoping to win a second term, his administration has been keen to highlight what he's achieved in the first.... →
Yes, Kenyan president right that salaries and wages take up 46% of revenue, but made a common statistical error
By: Africa Check 17th July 2023 Kenya is grappling with the headache of balancing its books, weighed down by public debt on one side and a high wage bill on the other. Speaking... →
