The Conversation
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going
2nd May 2025 Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership... →
Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it
2nd May 2025 Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a metre (a nanometre) in size. One of its potential uses is to clean up whatever... →
US-China trade war could hurt Nigerian entrepreneurs: why, and how they should prepare
30th April 2025 As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout.... →
Ghana’s citizens have a right to protest: what does the law say about restricting it?
30th April 2025 Ghana’s attorney general and minister of justice dropped charges against members of Democracy Hub, a civil society group, in February 2025, after... →
Who do Africans trust most? Surveys show it’s not the state (more likely the army)
29th April 2025 A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into... →
Winning hearts and power: how Mali’s military regime gained popular support
29th April 2025 Mali’s interim president, Colonel d’Armée Assimi Goïta, who came to power in a coup on 18 August 2020, enjoys remarkably strong public support.... →
Rwanda’s genocide: why remembering needs to be free of politics – lessons from survivors
29th April 2025 Memory and politics are inherently intertwined and can never be fully separated in post-atrocity and post-genocidal contexts. They are also dynamic... →
South Africa: state of the nation 30 years into democracy
25th April 2025 Just over 30 years after South Africa’s first democratic elections, public opinion is divided over how to evaluate the post-apartheid, democratic... →
South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?
25th April 2025 Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a “second republic”.... →
Rating agencies don’t treat the Global South fairly: changes South Africa should champion in G20 hot seat
23rd April 2025 Credit rating agencies like S&P Global and Fitch have an outsized influence on the economic fortunes of developing countries. Their assessments... →
