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Thirty years ago the World Bank recognised that its position was untenable. It put in place mechanisms to make the bank more accountable to ordinary people.
Gender, climate change and water scarcity together create a difficult challenge.
Composers are keeping bow music alive through electronic music and other experiments.
These columns demonstrate that Noni Jabavu’s concerns from 1970s are still relevant today.
The five Iranian teenagers were arrested and forced to apologise – but the dance challenge continues to go viral.
Her passing shocked the nation and drew praise for her unique vocal powers and musical mentorship.
Cities are increasingly unsafe and unhealthy. Family planning can help curb unsustainable urbanisation.
Before colonialism black South Africans viewed sex and morality very differently than today.
Performing at the coronation of King Charles III will be just one of many firsts for the activist soprano.
Kidjo has a remarkable cultural vision that spans the globe but stays true to her roots.
He will have a joyful welcome but a difficult task - to challenge negative values while enabling a more African Catholic church.
She paved the way for women to play the mbira – and then took the ancient tradition global.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
The news media provide a very particular case study of gender discrimination.
A younger generation of feminists will remember her, above all, for her remarkable championing of the struggle against patriarchy.
The queen of Xhosa music has passed away. She reinvigorated ancient Xhosa cultural traditions through performance and teaching.
Under South African law, girls have the right to continue their schooling through and after their pregnancies.
In Kenya, the prevalence of female genital mutilation has dropped by 24.2 percentage points where an alternative rite of passage is being tried.
There was a significant shift towards African football as a business rather than football as development.
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