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Digital education will achieve digital inclusion
By: In On Africa IOA 30th May 2025 Regarded as the means to achieve digital inclusiveness in Africa, digital education will result in greater individual opportunities, as well as... →
‘Death, death, death’: setting the record straight on Trump’s South Africa farm murder spectacle
By: Africa Check 27th May 2025 On 21 May 2025, a meeting at the White House drew global attention as South African president Cyril Ramaphosa faced his US counterpart Donald... →
The Great Tsek of 2025 – unpacking a typical South African response
26th May 2025 It is Tuesday evening. I am seated with a friend and my son in our favourite restaurant in Bloemfontein. My son listens to our conversation as I... →
Land reform: A new South African approach seeks to address a politically charged issue with pragmatic food production goals
By: In On Africa IOA 23rd May 2025 Analysis in brief: Centuries of colonialism dispossessed many Africans of their land. Radical attempts at land reform in the past have failed,... →
The badge we fear
14th May 2025 In South Africa, police abuse is not an isolated incident — it is our daily reality. For many communities, especially the poor and marginalised,... →
When it comes to foreign aid cuts, we need to move from grief to action
14th May 2025 Over the past five months, important bilateral and international agencies such as USAID, PEPFAR, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, WHO and the... →
Budget 3.0: a moment of decision
14th May 2025 During the Freedom Day weekend run-up, the Minister of Finance withdrew his proposal to increase the VAT rate. On Freedom Day — Sunday, 27 April —... →
Kenya's economic lead: Fact-checking president William Ruto's Tanzania and Uganda comparisons
By: Africa Check 13th May 2025 Just days after saying correctly – but controversially – that neighbours Uganda and Tanzania are classified as “least developed countries” while... →
Running from the Past? Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Leave South Africa Amid Controversy and Irony
13th May 2025 They once ruled the land through oppression and law. Now, they claim to be fleeing the country they once controlled. But can you genuinely be a... →
A national crisis ignored
8th May 2025 South Africa’s rape crisis remains one of the most devastating issues confronting our society today and one of the most prevalent crimes that can... →
