Peter Teske, University of Johannesburg; Carl van der Lingen, University of Cape Town; Christopher David McQuaid, Rhodes University, and Luciano Beheregaray, Flinders University One of the…
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Chocolates mean glad tidings to most kids. It is, however, different realities to different people across the world. A privilege for some, a never-to-be-tasted bar of beauty…
Dr Westen K Shilaho, University of Johannesburg A failed attempt to overhaul Kenya’s progressive constitution less than a year before elections illustrates continuing struggles between the…
In August 2021, the National Association of Resident Doctors embarked on its fourth strike within one year.
Rory Horner, University of Manchester The latest supply forecast for Covax – the programme for sharing COVID-19 vaccines around the world – suggests that accelerating vaccination…
Albano Agostinho Troco, University of the Witwatersrand It’s four years since João Lourenço was sworn in as Angola’s third president. He succeeded former president José Eduardo…
Phil Clark, SOAS, University of London Rwanda has sent troops to Mozambique to assist the government in fighting against a four-year Islamist militant insurgency. Political scientist…
Anton Eberhard, University of Cape Town Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is facing a litany of challenges. The Conversation Africa asked Professor Anton Eberhard, director…
Michelle J. Groome, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Janusz Paweska, National Institute for Communicable Diseases As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in Africa amid insufficient…
Exclusive breastfeeding,the practice of giving only breast milk (no other food or water), is the ideal for an infant’s first six months. Breast milk contains all the essential nutrients an infant needs at this stage.