Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked
SOUTH Africa’s land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in our view, a number of persistent myths about farmland statistics
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Namibia pulls down German colonial statue after protests – who was Curt von François?
ANTI-COLONIAL activists in Namibia – calling themselves A Curt Farewell – have scored a victory after a statue of a
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Why it’s important to understand the unique plight of internally displaced people in Africa
THE African Union adopted an agreement more than 13 years ago to prevent the arbitrary displacement of people and to
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Al-Shabaab in Somalia has resisted military force: now is the time for a new strategy
IN October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more
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The week Zelensky watched the west “put brakes on everything”
TWO important developments shook the world this week: The first was a falsely-triggered World War III that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr
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South Africa needs strategic leadership to weather its storms. Its presidents have not been up to the task
SOUTH Africa is in a state of crisis. Its current reality is necessarily shaped by historical events, not least the
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Charles Onyango-Obbo: How to talk about Tororo trees
IN small corners, in small ways, we can build back our environment to secure it for our futures and the beautiful beasts with whom we share this fair Earth. We don’t need to speak it. Or if we do, do so gently.
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Jihadism and military takeovers in West Africa: Burkina Faso coup highlights the links
THE West African sub-region at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has recently attracted significant attention. The main reasons
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South Africa provides fertile ground for funders of terrorism. Here’s why
THE US embassy in South Africa has twice raised the alarm recently about terrorism in the country. On 26 October
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OPINION: Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray war and the new peace deal
WHAT has the fighting been about? And why? What does this recent truce mean for Ethiopia, Tigray and conflict participants like Eritrea?
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