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Quiet Time with the President: A Doctor's Story about Learning to Listen – Peter Friedland with Jill Margo
28th October 2024 After many years of serving the country, Dr Peter Friedland was given an opportunity to become a member of Nelson Mandela’s medical team, charged... →
Considerations for border health and points of entry for mpox: interim guidance
25th October 2024 On 14 August 2024, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the upsurge of mpox in a growing number of countries in... →
Naked protests in South Africa: a psychologist explores the emotional power of this form of activism
25th October 2024 Naked protests are a form of public demonstration where individuals, often women, use the symbolic power of their naked bodies to challenge... →
Missed call: Fact-checking Kenya’s overshadowed 2024 state of devolution address
By: Africa Check 25th October 2024 In early October 2024, the Kenyan political arena erupted with a spectacular falling-out between president William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi... →
IMF isn’t doing enough to support Africa: billions could be made available through special drawing rights
24th October 2024 At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley called for more and better use of special drawing rights (SDRs), the... →
POPCRU sounds alarm on SAPS mental health crisis
23rd October 2024 The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is demanding immediate reforms to address the pressing mental health challenges faced by police... →
End of coal in South Africa: what 100,000 workers will need when their jobs go
23rd October 2024 South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a... →
Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle
23rd October 2024 Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema... →
