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Sign language is set to become official in South Africa - how this will help education in schools for the Deaf
22nd June 2023 South African Sign Language is set to become the country’s 12th official language. Parliament approved a constitutional amendment in a bid to... →
Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most
22nd June 2023 Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest. For more than two decades following its... →
Milisuthando: a powerful documentary that will get South Africans talking about identity
21st June 2023 Milisuthando is a debut feature length documentary film by Milisuthando Bongela. Taking the form of a personal essay, it’s an intimate story about... →
African cities and climate change: the real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
20th June 2023 For most city mayors and managers in Africa, the debate about whether climate change is real is a moot topic. They know it is. They are on the... →
Climate change journalism in South Africa misses the mark by ignoring people’s daily experiences
20th June 2023 South Africa’s media houses rely too heavily on events like conferences, climate disasters and the release of scientific papers in their reporting... →
South Africa’s ruling party is performing dismally, but a flawed opposition keeps it in power
20th June 2023 As power cuts continue, the economy falters, unemployment rises and the currency tumbles, South Africa’s political commentators tend to agree that... →
Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour
9th June 2023 Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt. The Rapid Support Forces, led by General... →
Kenya’s opposition wants to split up the country – but secession calls seldom succeed
9th June 2023 Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state... →
West African countries show how working together over decades builds peace and stops wars breaking out
9th June 2023 Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades few violent... →
China’s population grew older and richer: policy lessons for some African countries
9th June 2023 For decades China was the world’s most populous country. But that’s changed. Its population has peaked, and is now falling. The country has... →
