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Measures of academic value overlook African scholars who make a local impact – study
8th January 2026 Academics today, around the world, are confined by the way their research output is measured. Indicators that count the number of times their work... →
Opinion: The structural flaws contributing to municipal electricity failure 
8th January 2026 In this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland and consultant Paul Vermeulen argue that mismanagement is not the only reason for the... →
Nigeria has a high poverty rate – what this has to do with ethnic conflicts
7th January 2026 Nigeria has endured decades of violent insurgencies and ranks 6th on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. Numerous people have been killed and-millions... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: US vs Venezuela - time for action
6th January 2026 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! As I write this letter, cutting short my holiday, I scan the wires and wait for a media statement from Pretoria following the... →
Johannesburg has failed its informal traders: policies are in place, but action is needed
6th January 2026 Johannesburg’s inner city is a bustling hub of economic life – a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses and other users.... →
The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Power, Policy, and Persistent Decline
5th January 2026 Venezuela’s oil industry is one of the most striking illustrations of how politics can both create and destroy economic prosperity. Endowed with... →
Africa must take heed of the UN Gaza Commission’s genocide report
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th December 2025 Two months after the United Nations (UN) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded that a... →
Sierra Leone risks another disputed election without urgent reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th December 2025 Revising post-war Sierra Leone’s Constitution to strengthen democratic governance and guarantee sustainable peace and stability was a key... →
Addressing regional escalation in the Great Lakes Region
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th December 2025 On 4 December, the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity at a... →
Two years on, UNSCR 2719 on peace operations remains at a crossroads
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th December 2025 The United States of America’s (US) retreat from multilateralism has put the financing of multinational peacekeeping to the test. This is most... →
