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Numerous traditional African medicines are undeniably beneficial in treating disease or maintaining good health.
Kenyans believe that fixing education is not someone else’s task or someone else’s failure.
There are measures in place to manage Day Zero and beyond. Models show that these will not work.
The ethical and political reasons to avoid free higher education are unambiguous.
Every year South Africans spend twice as much on chocolate than they do on books
South Africa’s idea of radical economic transformation is missing a critical element.
South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, poses a danger to democracy by continuiing to blur the lines between the state and the party.
A revenue shortfall of about R50 billion has pushed the South African government to hike Value Added Tax (VAT) among other taxes.
South Africa’s 2018 budget does not go far enough. Perhaps finance minister, Malusi Gigaba was caught up in the euphoria of the widely welcomed state of the nation address by Cyril Ramaphosa.
South Africa’s 2018 national budget makes it clear that the slumber and corruption that has hampered state owned enterprises must come to an end.
Whether measures announced by Gigaba will stave off a downgrade of South Africa’s local currency debt by one remaining rating remains to be seen.
South Africa has successfully defended its constitutional democracy. But the harsh reality is that the country still faces development challenges.
South Africa’s new administration, under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa, can make some quick wins by focusing on fixing a few key areas.
Zuma’s almost daily scandals and missteps provided his opponents with perfect electoral fodder. A competent president is the last thing they need.
South Africa must be seen as a country for speakers of all its official languages rather than an English-only elite.
There are several steps South Africa’s governing party must take to strengthen democracy now that Jacob Zuma has resigned.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has resigned, paving the way for major changes in the country.
The writing has been on the wall for Jacob Zuma for years. That it took so long to get rid of him speaks volumes about the ANC.
African cities are failing to raise development funds through bond markets.
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
