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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and solutions must also be found for the most vulnerable populations.
Unlike in wealthy nations, lockdowns are simply impossible in overcrowded conditions with no sanitation and high levels of poverty.
It is not all democracies that struggle to deal with the coronavirus; it is those in which the people do not feel the system works for them.
The current lockdown in Zimbabwe is going to provide a stern test for its informal economy, which is the country’s dominant economy and employs 90% of people.
The election of Port Elizabeth’s first black mayor in 1995 signalled that the democratic change that had started in 1994 was irreversible. But problems lay ahead.
A readable and important new book on the struggle for justice in South Africa’s Oukasie township does not go far enough to question the feasibility of grassroots resistance.
While small businesses will be partially cushioned by government support measures, there’s no support for the most vulnerable workers.
This is a hugely important find. It means that one of our earlier ancestors possibly originated in southern Africa.
Lockdown should be nuanced to the South African context of overcrowded accommodation and high levels of domestic violence. Permitting cigarette purchases and exercise might assist.
Epidemiology is only one of the inputs that should be considered in designing public health policy response to COVID-19 pandemic. The wider social and economic contexts must be factored in too.
Social distancing is impossible in much of Africa, and its economic consequences may lead to a famine that is worse than the pandemic. Prevention measures must consider the African context.
Reactions in South Africa give little reason for hope that the virus will bring people closer together or trigger more energetic action against poverty.
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South Africa is already an established player in global fruit exports, especially citrus. But it has failed to take full advantage of the rise in demand for other fruits.
The African Union’s intervention track record in conflict situations is mixed.
If patients received counselling from someone who spoke their language, they would have an opportunity to ask questions about their medical condition and understand it more clearly.
Art and visual culture played a significant role in building a unified Afrikaner nationalism that allowed apartheid to thrive. A new book unpacks the issue.
The South African government is hamstrung by the country’s fiscal and economic situation. And short of ideas about how to get out of it.
President Ramaphosa’s state of the nation speech showed his preference for less contentious matters that attract praise, rather than catalytic decisions.
Unemployed people in South Africa suffer acute distress and more needs to be done to give them social support.
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Associate Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher/Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Entrepreneurship , University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor: Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus professor in Politics, University of Johannesburg
