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Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
Coca-Cola has often been entangled with key political moments in Africa since its arrival in the early 1900s.
Meteorites are usually discovered by someone who notices an unusual rock while out walking.
Digital tax filing can improve accuracy and timeliness but it doesn’t always translate into higher tax revenue.
Simply put, southern Africans are experiencing heat stress more often than in 1979.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.
Lesotho has done a good job of curbing the powers of its monarch and making its electoral system inclusive.
Ensuring the participation of ordinary citizens and producers in the industry is the big challenge facing African states.
Saponins from plants can destroy viruses and other microorganisms in the same way commercial soaps and detergents do.
There’s an intricate interchange of culture, tradition and societal narratives in the way the vulnerable boys and girls experience school.
The deteriorating situation prompted regional leaders to intervene in a bid to restore peace and stability.
International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.
A monarch with absolute powers is just as dangerous as self-serving politicians in a democracy.
There is more support for democracy among African people than is often recognised. Yet this can be undermined by election rigging and is lower in countries like Lesotho, Mozambique and South Africa.
Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
The gap between the continent’s most democratic and authoritarian regions is likely to continue to grow.
In Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho more than 1 in 5 children are HIV-exposed but uninfected. A coordinated strategy is needed to ensure all children reach their developmental potential.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Head of Department, Public and Environmental Law Department, University of Limpopo
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Professor, North-West University
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Research Associate, University of Bristol
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Postdoctoral Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies
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Consultant, University of Cape Town
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Senior lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology
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Associate Professor of History, Director of the Center for African Studies, Stanford University
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Researcher, Institute of Development Studies
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Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Social Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Historian, University of Eswatini
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Associate Professor of History, University of the Free State
