The culture of impunity that has lingered since the presidency of Jacob Zuma has to give way to a new era of integrity and accountability.
Supra Mahumapelo, former premier of North West Province, former president Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa at an ANC celebration in 2016.
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The decline in support for the ANC suggests that coalition governments will become increasingly common in the country, affecting its appointment policy.
Teachers can get their pupils thinking about different ways to create sustainable livelihoods through something as simple as a vegetable garden at school.
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Though entrepreneurship of any kind is not easy, it can instil tenacity in the face of adversity. There are lessons here for trainee teachers.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives reports of the of the state capture commission from Justice Raymond Zondo. The reports found exposed massive state corruption involving private individuals and companies.
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South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
A flooded street in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Attacks on electoral materials and election commission officials in the south-east region of Nigeria could have serious implications for the overall success of 2023 presidential election.
Security companies suggest that criminals take advantage of the fact that many home and business security systems get compromised during power outages.
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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South Africa’s foreign policy under Ramaphosa emphasises economic diplomacy and ‘progressive internationalism’, which promotes global equity and ending the dominance of the global north.
Coffee harvest at a farm in Zambia.
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Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) et Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Accra could keep its political role while some of its other functions are distributed around the country.
The integrity of the academic project should underscore universities’ work at all times.
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Where both capacity and integrity are weak, dysfunction is inevitable.
The Head of a Celestial Church of Christ parish stands in front of the church where worshippers were killed and valuables stolen by the Badoo gang in 2017.
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East Africa is one of the fastest urbanising regions in the world, but it’s still in the early phases. There’s a big opportunity to get the region’s cities right.
Where people live can determine their station in life.
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Artificial Intelligence comes with a litany of ethical risks and dilemmas. Some are universal, but some are unique to particular countries, like South Africa.