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How cholera has been a game-changer in history
20th June 2023 The public was recently shocked to hear of the loss of life due to cholera in the Hammanskraal area. Panic swiftly fanned the flames of discontent... →
Bad policy choices, poor governance, weak leadership are wrecking SA’s economy
19th June 2023 Poor policies and bad governance are everywhere: from electricity and logistics to local government and deteriorating confidence in mining... →
Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa
14th June 2023 For almost as long as vaccines have existed, so has an anti-vaccination movement, made up of ordinary people or organised groups who oppose the use... →
Nigerian NGO fails to support claims about country’s corn output and its alleged medical use
14th June 2023 Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu’s frequent and often humorous references to corn on the campaign trail were not lost on observers. But one... →
The case for in-cab signalling on railroads in Africa
13th June 2023 By: Railway practitioners James Holley (Traxtion CEO) and Roelf C Alberts (Gear Rail SA CEO) make the argument for the speedy implementation of... →
SA’s economy going nowhere slowly
12th June 2023 If we want our economy to grow, we should stop repeating the policy errors of the recent past and we should demand better governance, argues Ann... →
Checking the BBC's claims about Buhari’s poor economic legacy in Nigeria – and new president Tinubu’s headache
By: Africa Check 9th June 2023 Muhammadu Buhari's eight-year term as Nigeria's president ended on 29 May 2023 when Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the country's new president. In... →
Everything is being done to stop investment in the future
8th June 2023 Failure to provide conditions for growth has spread to every sector. Despite rhetoric to the contrary, SA does not have a growth strategy. We have... →
Reflections on Prince Mashele's book controversy: A call for self-introspection among South Africa's intelectual community
6th June 2023 The recent controversy surrounding the book authored by Prince Mashele, titled "The Outsider: The Unauthorized Biography of Herman Mashaba," has... →
Pirls disgrace — Cadre deployment and Sadtu’s control over education must end
2nd June 2023 A 2016 ministerial task team found that, like in Mexico, the country’s largest teacher union, the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu),... →
