Africa: Africa Should Protect the Value of Its Pathogen Data

The continent needs legal guarantees that the pathogen data its member states collect will facilitate the development of pandemic products that are accessible, affordable and… Read more »

Africa: Why People Believe Misinformation Even When They're Told the Facts

Factchecking is seen as a go-to method for tackling the spread of false information. But it is notoriously difficult to correct misinformation. Read more »

Africa: Global Nationalist Surge - South Africa's Looming Choice Between Populism and Democracy

South Africa must choose between democratic resilience and populist isolationism to navigate a rising global tide and define its standing in an increasingly fractured world. Read more »

Africa: Why Africa's Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system,… Read more »

Africa: Beyond a Crisis - We're in a New Era of Global 'Water Bankruptcy', Says UN Report

Amid alarming global water shortages, a UN report declares a new era of 'water bankruptcy', emphasising the need for urgent action and redefined policies to address irreversible… Read more »

Africa: The Somaliland Crisis Demands That the AU Break Free From Its Rigid Adherence to Postcolonial Sovereignty

The African Union operates within a framework where sovereignty is treated as a static legal artefact, a 'frozen right' granted irrevocably at the moment of decolonisation,… Read more »

Africa: Broken Promises, Shattered Hopes - - the Plight of African Climate Migrants Seeking Work in 'Wealthier' SA

Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country. Read more »

Africa: South Africa's 2025 Matric Pass Rate Hits Record 88 Percent, but Maths Woes and Late Dropouts Temper Celebrations

Minister Siviwe Gwarube hailed the Class of 2025's NSC pass rate for climbing to 88%, the highest ever for more than 900,000 candidates, with KZN topping the provinces. Yet experts… Read more »

Africa: The High Cost of Politics Enables Corruption and Fiscal Indiscipline in Africa

The escalating costs of elections in Africa foster corruption and fiscal irresponsibility, undermining democracy and enabling elite control over politics, with dire consequences… Read more »

Africa: CES 2026 - - a Human-Centric Shift in Tech Amid AI Overload

For a brief moment, the big PC brands turned away from shoving needless AI into everything and remembered that people use computers to do and build things. Read more »

Africa: Coal Demand Hit Record High in 2025

Forecasting fossil fuel demand in this age of unprecedented geopolitical and economic uncertainty coats crystal balls with a layer of coal dust, and in the short term projections… Read more »

Africa: FIFA Cuts Some 2026 World Cup Ticket Prices After Backlash, but Access Concerns Remain

Public pressure has forced Fifa to introduce a cheaper ticket tier for the fast-approaching 2026 soccer World Cup. This revision will see a selected number of supporters from… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Moment - Building Resilience in an Era of Trade Disruption

The world today is shaped by a series of overlapping crises, what many now call a polycrisis. From geopolitical conflicts and shifting trade alliances to climate shocks and… Read more »

Africa: Fear of Diversity in Europe, Greed in Africa - - America's Two-Faced Strategy

The same administration that lectures Europe about borders and identity turns around and treats Africa like a giant piggy bank. Ideology for Europe. Profit for Africa. Read more »

Africa: SA's Global Leadership to Be Tested As Africa's Economy Takes the G20 Centre Stage

South Africa's presidency of the G20 in 2025 arrives at a moment of critical transition. Global trade policy, finance mechanisms and climate commitments set in the G20 reverberate… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Opposition Crisis Is a Mirror of Power Misunderstood and Purpose Misplaced

Africa's democratic future will not be secured by louder protests or donor-funded theatrics; it will be built by opposition movements that master the mechanics of power. The… Read more »

Africa: Your Black Friday Safety Checklist

Many consumers are looking forward to this day - and so are scammers. Be prepared. Read more »

Africa: As Leaders Pull Out of the G20, Who Can Capitalise On the Opportunity?

The upcoming G20 meeting in Johannesburg will be without the US government, and only a lower-level rep from Russia, but with the second-highest Chinese leader, although not Xi… Read more »

Africa: COP30 Kicks Off With Donor Nations Served With 'Invoice' for Climate Finance

The COP of 'implementation' and 'truth' has opened in the Amazon with leaders demanding definitive action over aspirational climate policy. The outgoing COP29 president raised the… Read more »

Africa: Trump to G20 and SA - - 'Drop Dead'

Donald Trump's sudden decision to send no official representative to this year's G20 meeting has upset planning and is making it impossible to say if the upcoming meeting will have… Read more »

Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle 'Inequality Emergency'

The establishment of such a panel 'would be a permanent legacy' of South Africa's G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. Read more »

Africa: Why Digital Task Management Is Not an 'Optional Extra' for Your Business

According to Gartner, organisations using paper-based tasks management systems face a 30% higher risk of operational disruption and compliance failure. Read more »

Africa: Cast and International Guest Artist Announced for Cape Ballet Africa's Production of Maina Gielgud's Giselle At the Baxter

With the countdown on to the premiere of Maina Gielgud's Giselle at The Baxter, Cape Ballet Africa has announced the principal cast and international guest artist for the… Read more »

Africa: If Threatened and Ignored Congo Basin Rainforests Vanish, 'Africa Is Not Viable'

Conservationists are trying to pull the Congo Basin's plight out of the shadows and into the light of scientific research. Conservationist Lee White says it is Africa's beating… Read more »

Africa: SA's G20 Agenda Draws Broad Support - - but It Could Be Undone By Trump's Opposition

South Africa is pursuing an ambitious G20 agenda for the November Summit in Johannesburg -- an agenda which, say some, is overly ambitious. Read more »