The Conversation
Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden
4th March 2025 There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99-trillion (US$36.6-billion) 2025 budget will lay a solid foundation for... →
Life after school for young South Africans: six insights into what lies ahead
4th March 2025 At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa faced a sobering reality. Fewer than a third of 25- to 34-year-olds had achieved at least a matric... →
Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists
26th February 2025 South Africa’s new Expropriation Act, which was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in January 2025, has been at the centre of a political... →
15-million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions
26th February 2025 At least 15-million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives. This is... →
Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this
25th February 2025 There’s been a global trend in the reduction of aid to Africa since 2018. Donors are shifting their funding priorities in response to domestic and... →
DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent
24th February 2025 As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such... →
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
21st February 2025 South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, cancelled the unveiling of the country’s 2025 budget as it was due to be released. The move is... →
Is Nigeria in danger of a coup? What the country should do to avoid one – political analyst
20th February 2025 African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the... →
Ecowas breakup could push up food prices and worsen hunger in west Africa
20th February 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger... →
South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed
19th February 2025 South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water... →
