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The relationship between the country’s security forces and the civilian population has always been uneasy.
South Africa’s national lockdown will amplify the needs of children with special education needs and disability.
False information about the new coronavirus is a big threat to containing the pandemic but governments must not use ‘fake news’ as an excuse to limit freedom of expression.
If left unregulated, the unsustainable exploitation of leopards will have severe ecological and evolutionary costs.
Despite the best efforts of governments, schools and parents there’ll be learning losses across the board and worsened educational outcomes for the poor.
A ban on begging in northern Nigeria is not the solution to a region dealing with intense levels of poverty.
Will President Pierre Nkurunziza peacefully relinquish office after the May poll?
Africa’s leaders need to implement COVID-19 policies that protects African economies from the health crisis.
Local peacebuilders must step up to the plate with support from their counterparts in the international community.
Ecological systems are at breaking point and a global economic collapse is under way. It’s time to invest in risk mitigation to prevent another COVID-type disaster.
Providing nutritious food can ensure better health outcomes that will reach beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
More needs to be done to cushion low-income families from the economic effects of the new coronavirus.
As Africa battles to contain the spread of Coronavirus and limit its impact on the economy, it is imperative that such efforts are driven by local realities.
When South Africa finally emerges from COVID-19 inadequate electricity supply will be once again rear its head.
With recent calls for their use in combating COVID-19, there are concerns that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might become unavailable to people who need them.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and solutions must also be found for the most vulnerable populations.
A third of South African children live below the food poverty line. The fact that many caregivers can’t work because of the lockdown will worsen food insecurity. Here’s what needs to be done.
Abrupt losses of biodiversity from climate change represent a significant threat to human well-being.
The terror group uses the proceeds of criminal activity to support its political agenda.
Kenya’s second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
Interventions aimed at improving literacy scores must be targeted at the parts of the system that need it the most.
Several groups of people are at high risk of hardship, especially those who have effectively become unemployed because of the lockdown.
As part of response to COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria has announced a lock down in three strategic states but this is going to be tough on the self employed and small scale entrepreneurs.
An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.