The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
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Peacebuilding – Analyses
It is not hard to see the roots of 20th century apartheid policies in the legacy of the British settlers.
News-making practices in private radio broadcasting in Ghana need a re-think.
More effort must go into building synergies between emergent local efforts and the government response.
Some of the worst health performers in recent weeks have been ‘First World’.
Ramaphosa’s call for a new social compact will fall on deaf ears unless there are some fundamental changes to the way in which the pandemic is being managed.
The policy and law applying to refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa is largely progressive. But, in practice, they continue to endure hardship and unfair treatment by officials.
Communities prepare better for flood disasters when they have been actively involved in communicating information.
It remains to be seen whether the former rebel commander and national assembly speaker will accept his situation or fight to capture the presidency.
It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
A blanket solution to Africa’s debt burden risks costing African countries dearly in terms of access to international capital markets and the relatively lower cost of borrowing.
During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.
The science to policy process that was developed to guide climate mitigation decisions can be applied to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, without having to be reinvented.
To begin to deal with South Africa’s persistent poverty, high unemployment, and the economic aftermath of the pandemic, grant increases must remain in place after the six month period.
The threat posed by COVID-19 on mines is considerable. The main reasons are cramped working conditions underground, transportation in packed cages, and a high incidence of other respiratory diseases.
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In trying to suppress the cannabis market in 1923, the government accidentally helped to form an impressive illegal cannabis economy.
Mobile technology has great potential to improve healthcare in Nigeria but government must provide regulatory framework.
Prices are the signals the private sector relies on to direct resources. Snuffing out these signals may prove too costly for consumers in the end.
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the health, economic and social status of slum dwellers.
South Africa’s numerous interventions in Lesotho contribute to the acrimonious nature of its political culture.
Africa is facing a profound crisis that could set its development back a generation. It needs a solution to its debt problems that doesn’t cripple countries.
There is an urgent need for greater awareness of the dangerous substances found in the environment.
As Nigeria battles COVID-19, systemic corruption and a low level of accountability in the health sector may undermine efforts to halt the devastating effect of the virus.
The loss of livelihoods flowing from the efforts to combat the pandemic highlights the dearth of social protection measures on the continent.