Africa: Eating Elephants and the Assault On Our Waning Wildlife

Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia… Read more »

Africa: AU Takes Aim At Africa's New Brand of Mercenaries, but Strong Oversight, Clear Reporting Lines Are Needed

A draft convention against mercenarism is an important milestone in the AU's effort to tackle mercenarism, but success will depend on a strong oversight committee and clear… Read more »

Africa: Loaded for Bear - Africa Oil Week Begins in Shadow of Green Energy Scramble

Africa Oil Week begins in Cape Town on 8 October. But the real scramble in Africa these days is for the green metals required for the energy transition. Read more »

Africa: Tiktok Users Claim a Cast Iron 'Fish' Can Help With a Mineral Deficiency - but It's Not Quite That Simple

Iron deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in the world. Read more »

Africa: Africa Embraces the Challenge of Climate Change to Usher in New Agricultural Era

As climate change sweeps across the globe, unleashing extreme weather events, Africa being a continent where economies are dominated by agricultural activities, finds itself at a… Read more »

Africa: Destruction of Libraries and Archives Is a Form of Book-Burning and Erasing History and Memory

Libraries are not merely places that keep books by George Eliot, Charles Dickens or Joseph Conrad: they are repositories of written records of South African society over centuries… Read more »

Africa: (In)justice in the Year of Climate Finance - At COP29 and G20 Summit

One of the main outcomes of COP29 is expected to be a new goal for global climate finance but there are substantive differences regarding the amount of funding, the time frames,… Read more »

Africa: Power Dynamic - - South Africa's Current Crop of Leaders Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

Our political parties are weak in terms of their political ideology and education, and stuck in a leadership vacuum that is allowing a damaging narrative to persist: that voters… Read more »

Africa: SA Military Denies It's to Blame for Us Pulling Out of Africa's Biggest Air Show At Waterkloof

Africa's largest air show and aerospace and defence exhibition kicked off at Air Force Base Waterkloof on Wednesday without a key regular participant: the US. Read more »

Africa: From Glorious Republic to Civic Wasteland - - Somalia's Stark Warning for Africa

The fundamental cause of Africa's recurring crises and calamities are corrupt elites who transform cultural identities into divisive political wedges between communities. Read more »

Africa: Mpox Outbreak in Africa Was Neglected, and Could Now Turn Into the Next Global Pandemic

The World Health Organization has now declared the current upsurge of mpox in central Africa a public health emergency of international concern. This is the highest alert level for… Read more »

Africa: 84% of Surveyed Africans Rely On Social Media As Their Primary News Source

Africa's alarming reliance on social media for news has created a perfect storm for disinformation. With 84% of survey respondents saying they depend on social media as their… Read more »

Africa: Tatjana Smith Steps Away From Swimming As South Africa's Best

After flirting with retirement a few times, South Africa's Tatjana Smith is finally able to rest. Read more »

Africa: Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Is the First Not to Take Place in a Stadium

The 1992 Games were perhaps the most successful modern Olympics. More than 9,300 athletes represented 169 countries, including South Africa for the first time since apartheid. Read more »

Africa: The Power and Puzzle of Demographics

The median age in Spain is 44 years and in Africa, it's 18.8. As a consequence, by 2050, the population of Africa is expected to have doubled to 2.5 billion, with 60% living in its… Read more »

Africa: 'Kamala Is Brat' - An Expert Explains the Kamala Harris Memes Flooding the Internet

Whether she embraces it explicitly or not, the meme-ification of Harris's campaign has significant potential to make a positive impact on her campaign. Read more »

Africa: The Battle for Football Medals Is Wide Open At the Olympic Games

South Africa's men and women's football teams might not have qualified for the Olympic Games, but the two tournaments promise to be extremely entertaining and wide open. Read more »

Africa: Agoa Still in the Balance for South Africa, and Pressure Must Be Sustained On the U.S.

New Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has made a compelling case that South Africa is seeking to reset its relationship with the United States, which has… Read more »

Africa: Team South Africa Can Take Inspiration From the Courageous Men's Sevens Medal Win

Only a day after the opening ceremony, South Africa had their first medal: a bronze in the men's Sevens rugby after claiming a tightly fought 24-19 victory over Australia on… Read more »

Africa: Formidable France - - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Opening, a Ceremony Like Never Before

France can be messy, chaotic and unruly. Despite its proclamations, it isn't always welcoming and inclusive of other cultures, languages and differences. But the Paris Olympics… Read more »

Africa: SA Trade Minister Parks Tau Urges Us to Extend Agoa to Help Africa Industrialise

Minister Parks Tau is also holding meetings in Washington with Biden administration officials to try to ensure that South Africa is not dropped from the trade agreement. Read more »

Africa: Is the International Aids Conference Advancing Equity and Equality in the Quest to End Aids?

Treatment Action Campaign and partner health rights organisation have taken an unprecedented decision to boycott the 25th International Aids Conference, currently under way in… Read more »

Africa: The America S*** Show Vs the South Africa S*** Show

I've spent a lot of time in introspection, almost a full minute, reflecting and asking myself the tough questions: am I an Ass-man or Sass-man? Read more »

Africa: Kamala vs Very, Very Old Trump - With Biden Gone, It Is Now a Real Race

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the US presidential race on Sunday ended a weeks-long agonising struggle by Democrats to convince him to take one for the team after his disastrous… Read more »

Africa: Why the African Union Should Weigh in On the Gaza Crisis, Beyond Adding to Ceasefire Calls

Unlike its ambiguous response to the Russia-Ukraine war, the AU's position on the destruction of Gaza has been clear, but the body could play a useful short-term role beyond adding… Read more »