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Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
The impression that’s been created is that political will is the only ingredient missing in fixing South Africa’s electricity crisis. But this is simplistic.
Sexual violence against women and girls in Nigeria’s northeastern region persists because of the Nigerian government’s lax response to cases of sexual offences.
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Parental controls and surveillance have their place but internal safeguards like empathy, resilience and values serve children throughout their lives, whether online or offline.
The hybrid nature of threats to South Africa’s energy infrastructure can only be solved by an integrated solution, including severe sanctions that should include fines and imprisonment.
The US has become one of Rwanda’s staunchest defenders.
Fatal road injuries are among the top 10 causes of death in Ghana.
Algorithms can help determine what farm inputs and policies can boost food production.
In 2003, Rwanda adopted a policy of ethnic non-recognition. However, for 100 days in a year, it centres ethnicity in the country’s psyche.
Recent incidents have been read as a campaign against Christians, but other religious groups feel they are targets too.
The peasantry still provides almost all the resources of the party-state, yet most of the agrarian policy decisions are taken without consultation.
Used clothes are being repurposed but with fresh fashionable spins.
Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
Drivers claim that algorithms are skewed against them on ride-hailing platforms.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are reframing democracy and the way citizens engage and organise in the digital space.
Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Every South African who cares about the future of the country will agree with former president Mbeki that, to avert disaster, something must be done urgently about its deep socio-economic problems.
Protests are likely to continue over the coming months, particularly in the run-up to the Congo presidential elections next year.
Studying local Africans’ contributions to the abolition of slavery provides a fuller understanding of its history.
Fossil footprints are a treasure chest of information.
Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
Studying bee sperm is difficult because of the way it coils, but fluorescent light illuminates the head of the sperm. Sperm quality may indicate stress levels in the bee colony.
Women entrepreneurs in Africa face challenges which make them additionally vulnerable to climate change.