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Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives
7th November 2025 The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of... →
Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election entrenches democratic fragility
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th November 2025 Ouattara’s fourth term landslide win reflects the ongoing struggle to achieve inclusive and trusted democratic governance. Only half of Côte... →
Ramaphosa in parliament: fact-checking claims about Cape Town’s budget and passenger rail
By: Africa Check 7th November 2025 In October 2025, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa answered questions from members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), one of two... →
Head spinning
By: Terence Creamer 7th November 2025 Given the many moving parts in play currently within the electricity industry, there is a real risk of becoming distracted from what is truly... →
Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hope
6th November 2025 There is now a growing global consensus that additional measures are needed to support the agency of social protection beneficiaries. Such support... →
Unchecked, Sudan’s war could trigger another genocide against Darfurians
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th November 2025 African and international efforts to stop the war have been slow. Now swift action, including possibly invoking R2P, is vital. After an 18-month... →
Denied fair elections, Tanzanians make their mark through protests
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th November 2025 Protests show that citizen-led power, if sustained, could pressure governments to implement meaningful and sustainable reforms. On 1 November,... →
African Youth Agency Amplified: SAIIA’s Role at the Y20 South Africa 2025 Summit
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th November 2025 For African youth, the absence of a final Y20 communiqué shows that moving from symbolic participation to true co-governance remains difficult,... →
Social work is a serious profession – why not youth work? What South Africa needs to get right
5th November 2025 About 3.5-million South Africans aged 15-24 are disengaged from the formal economy and education system. In the first quarter of 2025, 37.1% of... →
African countries need strong development banks: how they can push back against narratives to weaken them
5th November 2025 A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own... →
