A gender perspective to public health is essential to human rights and safety in crises situations.
Corona Virus
Politics and Society The ideological faultlines of vaccine procurement
Nationalisation and liberalisation are false opposites in the ongoing vaccine rollout. Procurement disparities under both regimes show the need to move beyond the classic coordinates of ideology. In our seamless global order, disease outbreaks, displacement and climate change no longer respect race or class, argues Onai Mushava.
Politics and Society Episode 3: Patimire (Where we stand)
In this last episode of our three part storytelling series, Timothy Phiri sneaks out of home and attends a party, flouting both national lockdown regulations and rules set by his own parents. Find out how the family deals with yet another challenge in this finale.
Politics and Society Stranded Suez ship confounds world uneasy about the long haul
A prolonged blockage of the Suez Canal threatened to choke the world economy, with significant impacts for Africa.
Politics and Society Episode 2: Patimire (Where we stand)
Based on the lockdown experiences of the Phiri family, mourning the loss of a loved one during the pandemic, episode two focusses on dispelling some rampant myths and misinformation.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list
Hassan may prove the right sort of politician to usher in a new era of bipartisan politics, less populist and authoritarian and more collegial.
Politics and Society This is Africa animation series— Episode 1 Patimire (Where we stand)
As part of our storytelling project, this tripartite video animation series captures the various ways in which the pandemic has had disproportionate economic impact on the urban poor (economically vulnerable households), with serious implications on family relationships.
Politics and Society John Magufuli: A leader who at the start was “everything Kenya desired but didn’t have”
Kenyan writer Richard Oduor Oduku reflects on Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli’s complex leadership record and chequered legacy.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s Magufuli: bold and efficient, with a dangerous penchant for populism
The president leaves behind a legacy of extremes, on the one hand, a leader who wanted to create a better country for his people, and on the other, a ruthless authoritarian.