Imagine the ideal tourist destination: a magnet for people from all over the world, safe, full of beautiful natural sites, with urban delights such as music concerts and theatres, friendly locals, and perhaps...
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Making sense of South Africa’s week of anarchy
Confronting the confusing narratives to better understand South Africa’s quagmire South Africans find themselves confronted with the ugly spectre of rioting and looting that has claimed over 100 lives, and also dealt a...
A stronger and more united Africa?
Strong medicine: the COVID-19 effect Despite immense challenges, the coronavirus pandemic could offer a unique opportunity for transformative change across the continent Despite the devastating worldwide effects of the...
The COVID-19 pandemic a year on
Lessons and the way forward On 5 March 2021, South Africa reached an important milestone: 100 000 vaccinations were administered to healthcare workers. Exactly a year to the day after South Africa recorded its first...
Zimbabwe: Have the lessons been learned? The signs aren’t good
Public reaction to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tweet announcing the death of Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri on July 29 summarised the polarised nature of the Zimbabwean society, while also serving as...
South Africa: The bigger pandemic is corruption
Few issues highlight the dilemma of policy-making more than the choices faced by African governments during the Covid-19 pandemic. For many African countries with large numbers of day workers in the informal sector,...
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