The Conversation
Africa’s refugee camps are plagued by flooding: we looked into drainage systems that can withstand local conditions
9th April 2025 Almost one-million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South... →
Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now
8th April 2025 The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country’s agricultural exports in the wake of the US decision to... →
South Sudan on the brink of civil war: bold action from the international community is needed
8th April 2025 South Sudan is likely to return to full-blown civil war unless the international community takes a radical approach to stabilise the country and... →
Rwanda’s image abroad: how western countries are beginning to turn their backs
8th April 2025 Rwanda enjoyed good relations with the western world for many years. This was due to systematic and intentional efforts to build its profile as a... →
Do African MPs reflect the people who vote for them? We studied 17 countries to find out
7th April 2025 By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments... →
Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair
4th April 2025 In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US... →
South Africa’s civil servants are missing skills, especially when it comes to technology – report
3rd April 2025 South Africa’s goal since 2012 has been to build a capable and developmental state to address the twin challenges of poverty and inequality. The... →
Uganda’s electricity distribution is changing hands – what’s at stake
3rd April 2025 Uganda’s electricity sector is at a turning point, as Umeme Limited’s 20-year concession draws to a close. Umeme was the first private distribution... →
South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
2nd April 2025 As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres... →
Zimbabwe’s economy crashed – so how do citizens still cling to myths of urban and economic success?
2nd April 2025 It is common for nations to have myths, or narratives, that form the basis of their nationalism, or their ideas of themselves as a political... →
