In 2013 stories emerged of gangs stealing plasma TV screens to use to make street drugs. It’s a myth, but it tells us something about South Africa’s social anxieties.
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The AU needs to address two main problems to steer Africa into a prosperous future – the use of unconstitutional means by some leaders to cling to power and disregard for the rule of law.
The industry’s prices and profits would be lower if laws were enforced.
Counties have better knowledge of the impact of food insecurity on households but lack the will and capacity to tackle it.
Corruption in the Nigeria judiciary is pervasive and complex.
The decision further delays migration to digital broadcasting and places strain on the urgently needed bandwidth for mobile data.
South Africa has no comprehensive national media literacy programme. Often it comes down to individual teachers and schools to make learners more media literate.
Police checkpoints liberally dot Kenya’s highways, but they’re not just about keeping road users safe.
Drug discovery research in Africa receives modest but essential international funding through philanthropic foundations and selected pharmaceutical companies.
Nigeria generates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly. Research and public enlightenment can help address the problem.
Being gay in Africa can pose culturally specific challenges which the dominant, heterosexual culture may find difficult to accept.
The ongoing humanitarian crisis raises serious questions about future food and water security in the Horn of Africa.
For the moment the find in Nigeria simply points to the potential for lithium resource. Full exploration will be necessary.
Now is the time for African countries to start looking for African value chains or alternatives to global value chains.
The level of education of the political class is not the key to progress.
A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
A return to debt sustainability will create room for African policy makers to stave off risks to the post-pandemic recovery.
The Panel of the Wise shows promise but more needs to be done to turn it into a proactive pillar of Africa’s peace and security system.
Widows in Nigeria are still exposed to harmful practices.
The transactional nature of politics reduces opportunities for debate and dialogue between elected officials and their constituents.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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