South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
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The grim facts are undisputed: the current Ebola outbreak is expanding, largely unabated.
The data suggest that boys experience as much disadvantage as girls.
Kidnapping in Nigeria has blossomed into a burgeoning criminal enterprise.
The presidents’ wives hold a lot of sway within the political power structure.
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In Nigeria, the government often uses the army to restore order and to keep the peace, largely because the police are unable to contain internal violent conflicts.
There are challenges that Sudan must overcome before power is transferred to its people.
Women in disaster zones are frequently targeted by sexual predators who take advantage of their vulnerability.
In some Nigerian universities, wealthy female students engage in trasnactional sex for pleasure, while those that needed financial support did it for the money.
The EFF’s militarised aesthetic is more than a sideshow. It forms a key part of its spectacle-oriented brand of politics.
Despite taking a step backwards, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights can redeem itself by continuing to protect the rights of LGBTQ persons on the continent
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Principales colaboradores
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
