The level of education of the political class is not the key to progress.
Africans rising Biotech collaboration paves way for first African-owned COVID-19 vaccine
A collaboration between two leading biotech companies, the South Africa-based Afrigen and the Belgium-based Univercells will work together to develop a novel regional mRNA vaccine. The companies intend to confront the lack of local cost-effective production and the need for cold or super-cold chains that have hampered vaccination thus far.
Politics and Society Yeoville market fire devastates traders’ livelihoods
A fire at the Yeoville African Market in Johannesburg has left some sellers destitute, with shopkeepers saying vigilante group Operation Dudula threatened a week earlier to burn down the market.
Arts, Culture and Sport Kinyafranglais: how Rwanda became a melting pot of official languages
Colonisation, genocide and changes in official languages have resulted in the hybridisation of languages. A mix of Kinyarwanda, French and English is dubbed kinyafranglais.
Arts, Culture and Sport Widows in Nigeria are sometimes treated badly: culture is no excuse to violate rights
Widows in Nigeria are still exposed to harmful practices.
Politics and Society Zimbabweans face a stark choice: Return and start from zero or stay and live undocumented
From 1 January 2023, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans and their children will no longer be able to live, work and go to school legally in the republic. As deadline approaches Zimbabweans face a stark choice: start from zero in a broken country or live undocumented in SA.
Politics and Society Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. About 178,000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will find themselves undocumented. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this.
Politics and Society Economics likely to trump ethnicity in Kenya’s August poll
Kenya’s upcoming elections could be the beginning of a shift from ethnic to class and issue-based politics.
Politics and Society Want to run for office in Kenya? Here’s how much it’ll cost you
The transactional nature of politics reduces opportunities for debate and dialogue between elected officials and their constituents.