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#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking ruling Swapo party manifesto
19th November 2024 Namibians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November 2024. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been... →
Is South Africa one of the most politically polarised countries in the world? No, it’s not – sociologist
14th November 2024 A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of... →
Mozambique in post-election turmoil: economic policies that could make a difference
14th November 2024 Turmoil following presidential and parliamentary elections in Mozambique has been severe. Preliminary official results from the 2024 elections... →
Botswana’s election shock: analyst reflects on why voters kicked the ruling party out after 58 years
13th November 2024 The dramatic loss of power by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had governed Botswana since independence in 1966, will go down in history... →
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,... →
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... →
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... →
South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start
6th November 2024 Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from... →
