The Conversation
No space for culture: ‘matchbox housing’ leaves residents unable to honour customs in a South African town
28th November 2025 In South Africa, urban planning is influenced by western-centric and colonial planning, including social housing, building technologies,... →
Thousands of criminals reoffend in South Africa – better data would show where the justice system is failing
27th November 2025 In a recent statement, South Africa’s minister of correctional services said more than 18 000 parolees had reoffended in the past three years. They... →
India and South Africa burn a lot of coal: what they can learn from each other about ending the dependency
26th November 2025 India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing... →
School violence doesn’t happen in isolation: what research from southern Africa is telling us
26th November 2025 School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber... →
Côte d'Ivoire’s democratic backslide: elections leave even less space for freedom
26th November 2025 Ivorians went to the polls on 25 October 2025 to choose between incumbent president Alassane Ouattara – seeking a fourth five-year term – and one... →
South Africa’s G20 presidency: Diplomatic Victory, But a Weak Final Declaration
25th November 2025 US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US... →
Long Covid’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss
25th November 2025 “I feel better, but my mind isn’t the same.” Four years after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many... →
South Africans have lost trust in the police, in parliament and in political parties - what that means
24th November 2025 For democracies to function well, citizens have to trust their institutions. Every incidence of bad service delivery or corruption will influence... →
South Africans are flourishing more than you might expect – here’s why
21st November 2025 South Africa is often portrayed in the media as a country struggling with inequality, corruption, crime, infrastructure collapse and public health... →
Senegal’s credit rating: Moody’s latest downgrade was questionable – here’s why
20th November 2025 The decision by the rating agency Moody’s to downgrade Senegal’s sovereign credit rating in late October 2025 triggered an immediate week-long... →
