By: Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study A man makes his mark in South Africa’s general elections on May 7, 2014. EPA/Ihsaan Haffejee Can South Africa really hold a general election on the 8th of May in a way that it really represents the views of its people? One might have thought this was an academic question. The Electoral Commission of South Africa is well respected and the […]
By: Natasha Archary This past weekend thousands of Electronic Dance Music enthusiasts flocked to Cape Town and Johannesburg for the biggest international event of the year. Ultra South Africa 2019, brought heavyweights and international headliners to the country for two nights. For one of the biggest dance music festivals in the world, with phases in Australia, Ibiza, Europe, Brasil, Singapore to name a few, to grace the shores […]
By: Magnus Killander, University of Pretoria Children who aren’t South African citizens struggle to access affordable health and education. Shutterstock Is South Africa regularly denying children their right to access education as well as health care on the grounds either of petty bureaucracy or by a misinterpretation of the country’s laws and international obligations? The answer is yes. The country places limitations on children’s access to education and affordable […]
By Zuko Komisa Afro-Soul Musician Ntando Bangani joined Good Friday’s Skhumba and Ndumiso for this week's #BlomBlom and they had a candid conversation about his music career. In the interview he recalled how he decided to follow his passion as a musician and how he spent most of his time perfecting his skills as a musician "When I was in school, I would go to the studio, I did this […]
By The Breakfast with David Team The President of the Black Business Council Sandile Zungu says it will be hard to persuade long term investors when there is no security of power supply. He was responding to a question about the crisis that power utility Eskom is in. Zungu says power supply is very critical in attracting foreign direct investment in the country. Eskom is at the centre of the […]
By: Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham Repression is on the rise in Zambia under President Edgar Lungu. EPA/EFE/Abir Sultan Is democracy in Africa in retreat? Or is it simply suffering “growing pains”? The last 12 months have seen a great deal of controversy and debate on these important questions. There have been some bright spots, like the rise of more resilient opposition movements in the Democratic Republic of Congo and […]
By: Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg Can South Africa keep the lights on? flickr/ Paul Saad South Africans go to the polls this year. And for the first time the country’s energy future is becoming a significant subject of contestation. This is because the public is now much more aware of the ongoing crisis at the national electricity utility Eskom and the economic impact this threatens to have on […]
By: Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s President Cyril Rampahosa, right, must get tough on his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa. GovernmentZA/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Cries of moral outrage have greeted the brutal crackdown by the Zimbabwean security forces on nationwide protests sparked by a sudden, massive, government-ordained hike in the price of fuel. Naturally enough, the demand is that “something must be done” to stop the brutality. Twelve […]
By: Katlego Legodi Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana has called for calm following an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in the country. Zokwana met with agriculture industry captains in Pretoria yesterday, to iron out differences following challenges that have led to the banning of the country’s red meat by neighbouring countries. The disease has been detected in more than 15, 000 cattle in Limpopo's […]
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