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The Pact for the Future: Gains to Celebrate and Challenges to Surmount
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th November 2024 To realise the Pact of the Future, historical injustices must be redressed, new threats addressed and innovative reform institutionalised. The... →
From Koeberg to Chernobyl: The Challenge of Nuclear Safety in SA and Ukraine
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th November 2024 As interest in nuclear energy grows and military conflicts around the globe rise, the safety of nuclear power plants in armed conflicts should be a... →
Did former governor Uduaghan ‘remarkably’ cut infant mortality in Nigeria’s Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims?
By: Africa Check 5th November 2024 In a glowing column for the Nigerian newspaper This Day, Chike Ogeah, a former Delta state commissioner, praised the health record of former... →
Mind Matters: The Hidden Epidemic – Confronting South Africa's Mental Health Challenges
5th November 2024 South Africa faces a mental health crisis that remains largely hidden beneath layers of stigma, inadequate resources, and insufficient... →
Youth network launches a national Men Enough campaign to encourage men to embrace healthy masculinity
5th November 2024 To realise a gender-just and violence-free society, men need to unlearn toxic masculinity and be empowered to embrace healthy ideals of masculinity... →
Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar
4th November 2024 There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international law. Many argue that... →
COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates
4th November 2024 How we use land and feed a growing global population, and the burden we place on natural habitats in pursuit of nutrition, will again take centre... →
Deciphering Türkiye’s Africa policy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th November 2024 Beyond Türkiye’s expanding African footprint that covers trade, investment and stability lie Erdoğan’s strategic ambitions. President Recep Tayyip... →
The good, the bad and the ugly: South Africa's competition policy
4th November 2024 South Africa’s competition landscape is under intense scrutiny following the Competition Tribunal’s recent decision to block Vodacom’s R14-billion... →
US-Africa relations under Biden: a mismatch between talk and action
1st November 2024 In his first year in office, US president Joe Biden committed to resetting US-Africa relations based on a doctrine of equal partnership. He sent... →
