Aftermath of a protest over lack of basic municipal services.
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Grassroots protests can change people’s lives for the better.
A camp for displaced persons in Burkina Faso, May 2024.
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Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected crises in the world for the second time in a row.
La ministre sud-africaine des Affaires étrangères, Naledi Pandor, s'adresse aux médias devant la CIJ à La Haye.
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Le pays bénéficiera d'une plus grande continuité en matière de politique étrangère si l'ANC s'associe à des partis plus petits qui partagent sa vision du monde.
South African foreign minister Naledi Pandor addresses the media outside the ICJ at The Hague.
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The country will see more foreign policy continuity if the ANC partners with smaller parties that share its world view.
Rwanda’s Hope Hostel gets ready to welcome the migrants from the UK.
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Countries could face major legal consequences if they send people to countries where they could suffer harm.
Small businesses need state support to impact economies.
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Globalisation offers opportunities for South Africa to address unemployment.
People queue outside a South African Social Security Agency office.
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Many grant recipients are young, unemployed, and not necessarily loyal to the governing ANC like older generations.
Detail from the cover of Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase.
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Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
Dysfunctionality in South Africa’s public service has led to poor access to piped water.
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South Africa’s civil service has failed to implement policies to eradicate poverty, inequality and unemployment.
South Africa’s minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande.
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The system has allowed many students who would otherwise not access higher education to do so, but it is fraught with problems.
Some newspapers defied government threats in 2013, and published pictures of President Jacob Zuma’s private home, which was revamped using taxpayers’ money.
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There is much to celebrate about the critical role the media have played in 30 years of democracy. But challenges remain.
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Because waste pickers go through trash and leave behind everything without value, they know better than anyone which plastics should be eliminated.
Academics with disabilities need support to ensure they’re fully included in university life.
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If universities want to be truly inclusive, that must extend to people with disabilities, whether they are students or staff.
Nelson Mandela casts his vote in South Africa’s 1994 election.
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The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
Voters cast their ballots by candle light during previous elections in Cape Town, South Africa.
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As South Africa heads towards elections, there is no quick fix solution to the electricity crisis in the country. What exactly are the political parties promising voters?
A child walking to school in the rural village of Qunu in South Africa.
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Rural school leaders must develop resilience in their pursuit for learners’ success.
A field of dying maize plants in southern Malawi during 2016’s severe drought caused by El Nino.
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Approximately 22% of Malawians are food insecure, partly because of the poor maize harvest in 2023.
Le mausolée du héros de l'indépendance, Patrice Lumumba, se trouve à la Tour de l'Echangeur Limete, construite par Mobutu Sese Seko.
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L'art nationaliste de Mobutu Sese Seko et le style Art Nouveau du roi Léopold II perdurent de manière captivante à Kinshasa.
Independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s mausoleum stands at the Limete Tower, built by Mobutu Sese Seko.
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The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
Inequalities persist in the field of academic human geography.
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The cycle of opportunity and prestige for historically advantaged institutions leaves historically Black institutions on the back foot.