MDC-Alliance supporters at a campaign rally addressed by the party leader Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabweans face a complicated array of choices at the polls.
Fertile valleys in rural Eastern Cape where Nelson Mandela was born.
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Photographs tell the story of Nelson Mandela the humanist and take us into the settings that shaped his childhood.
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Debates around South Africa’s health market inquiry must remember that not all proposals for regulating private economic activity are an attack on the market.
Protesters from the MDC-Alliance march in Harare demanding electoral reforms.
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Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
Supporters of the opposition MDC Alliance in Unity Square before marching to protest outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
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A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
ANC members show their support for party leader and president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The problem with South Africa’s governing ANC, is that to many of its members, politics is not about public service but about resources.
There should be caution in jumping on the “forests are always better” bandwagon.
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It’s important to be wary of planting trees in places where none exist, or where there are significant water constraints.
In 2016 South Africa had over 300 000 children up to the age of 14 living with HIV.
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Teenagers with HIV in childcare facilities have to deal with the challenges of adolescence
while living with the disease.
Literature reviews can help to synthesise a lot of information, but there are pitfalls.
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Researchers should try to make their literature reviews as reliable as possible and adhere to strict standards.
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has a tough job of fixing the damage caused during Jacob Zuma’s era.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has to show that he’s a decisive leader who can take unpopular decisions.
By focusing on evidence to inform policy, Africa can tackle some major problems.
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Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies.
CCTV cameras are becoming a “normal” feature of public life, tracking peoples’ movements as a matter of course.
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As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
Small businesses around Africa should be benefiting from e-commerce.
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E-commerce companies should deliberately build systems that are structured to provide supportive business environments for small and medium enterprises.
Teacher training in South Africa is under enormous pressure.
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In South Africa the preparation of history teachers as well as the teaching of history is in serious need of attention.
Foundries in South Africa are the hardest hit by rising electricity costs.
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High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo (centre) before the announcement that his province is being taken over by national government.
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The chaos visiting South Africa’s North-West province shows that ordinary people in rural areas have got a raw deal from ruling party.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy.
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Are there cheaper alternatives to nuclear power to alleviate energy shortages in Africa?
The flaws in the political settlement that ended apartheid need urgent attention.
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Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
Terapi kanker dengan senyawa platinum begitu mahal.
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Temuan kami membuka jalan untuk obat kemoterapi baru yang dapat lebih efektif tapi lebih sedikit toksit, dengan lebih sedikit efek samping.