The Conversation
South Africans are opting to go off-grid: how they’re being helped, and hindered, in their efforts
2nd February 2024 Eskom, South Africa’s State-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were... →
African countries are struggling with high debt, demands to spend more and collapsing currencies: the policy fixes that could help
1st February 2024 Highly indebted African countries are facing stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and growing development needs, and... →
Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake
31st January 2024 An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes. These are just some of Nelson Mandela’s personal items... →
South Africa is failing people who aren’t poor, but aren’t middle class either
30th January 2024 Many South African households are trapped. They are neither poor nor middle class. As a demographic they hover above the indigence threshold... →
UN genocide ruling won’t change Israel’s behaviour: three reasons why
29th January 2024 South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the latter’s military operation in Gaza, which South Africa calls acts of... →
Matric results: South Africa’s record school pass rates aren’t what they seem – what’s really happening in the education system
29th January 2024 South Africa’s matric (grade 12) class of 2023, which wrote final school-leaving exams late last year, has been hailed by the country’s minister of... →
Jacob Zuma, the monster South Africa’s ruling ANC created, continues to haunt it
29th January 2024 Former South African president Jacob Zuma is endorsing the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party, the latest rival to the governing African National... →
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is the country’s proudest foreign policy moment in three decades
26th January 2024 On 11 January 2024, South Africa hauled Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the charge of violating the 1948 Genocide... →
Three South African universities have new approaches to assessing students: why this is a good thing
24th January 2024 South African higher education faces many complex challenges rooted in the legacy of apartheid. They include the fact that many students are... →
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
23rd January 2024 The devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa demonstrates again that the country is not moving fast enough to adopt... →
