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Africa’s richest woman loses battle to hold on to assets worth over $770 million

Africa’s richest woman loses battle to hold on to assets worth over $770 million

ISABEL do Santos, one of Africa’s richest women, looks set to lose assets worth $770 million. Do Santos, one of the continent’s first female billionaires, failed in her appeal to overturn a freezing order on $778 million of her assets, as ruled b...
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One year of war in Gaza

One year of war in Gaza

This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Eric Reidy EVENTS in the Middle East are spinning toward a terrifying precipice with alarming speed. Following the relentless pace of expanding conflict, destruction, a...
Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo – a tribute

Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo – a tribute

OFTENTIMES, a man’s legacy is discovered after he leaves this earth. However, the world didn’t need Dikembe Mutombo’s recent passing to know how great a man he was. From his entry to the NBA as one of Africa’s basketball trailblazers, a Basketbal...
Why pay tax? African study finds trust in government is key

Why pay tax? African study finds trust in government is key

TAXES are important. They’re a primary way in which governments fund essential services like healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection programmes. They are vital to the economic development of countries. In sub-Saharan African c...
Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

FRANTZ Fanon was an influential psychiatrist, Algerian revolutionary and pan-African thinker who was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique. His work – and particularly his final book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) – is still widely referenced...
Five trends to watch after UNGA

Five trends to watch after UNGA

This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Irwin Loy THE pageantry of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week is over for another year. What happens next? Politicos and civil society floated solutions to long-stan...

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Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

WHAT happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new ...
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