The Conversation
News influencers are reshaping the media – insights from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
28th November 2025 News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like... →
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... →
