To contain COVID-19, African countries cannot rely just on doctors and nurses, who are already in short supply and at high risk of infection in the workplace.
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Ubuntu provides a language for people to participate in preventive action, even if this involves practices such as lockdowns.
A wealth tax on the top 1% of South Africans could raise R143 billion. This corresponds to 29% of the R500 billion COVID-19 package announced by the government.
South Africa is taking seriously concerns about the risks that monitoring can pose for human rights. But there are still loopholes.
Local peacebuilders must step up to the plate with support from their counterparts in the international community.
African countries should draw from past experience to put together plans to manage the post-COVID-19 tourism void
In spite of limitations, new forms of female religious authorities represent a significant development among Kenyan Muslims.
To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus.
The rapid sharing of research is so vital. In cases like the COVID-19 pandemic, it can save lives.
More needs to be done to cushion low-income families from the economic effects of the new coronavirus.
One of the key economic mitigating measures put in place after the country’s COVID-19 lockdown has had very little uptake by employers and will leave miillions of workers without any cover.
We’d all love to know more about our neighbours – from COVID-19 data, census data and other official data sources – but we shouldn’t.
The Niger Delta oil conflict requires broad consultation and effective dialogue between communities, oil companies and the Nigerian government.
The potential exists for malnutrition to exacerbate the health consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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.
County governments and the health ministry should allow produce markets to operate in urban areas.
When restricting the movement of their citizens to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, low income countries should tailor measures to local socio-economic circumstances.
Phones sometimes serve as a ‘digital leash’ to check women’s whereabouts - a growing feature of many relationships and conflicts.
When South Africa finally emerges from COVID-19 inadequate electricity supply will be once again rear its head.
Borders in southern Africa – as on the entire continent – were arbitrarily imposed by former colonial powers, and aren’t respected.
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