Recent articles from publications based in South Africa.
The Conversation Africaby Craig McGregor, Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University16 Aug 2026
South Africa’s coal-fired power stations are retiring. The country must replace a huge amount of electricity over the next two decades. Currently, coal still supplies 74% of the country’s power.
The Conversation Africaby Karin Barber, Emeritus Professor of African Cultural Anthropology, University of Birmingham13 Aug 2026
In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages.
The Conversation Africaby Opeoluwa Adeosun, Researcher, Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University13 Aug 2026
Conflicts in Africa vary in scope and intensity. They range from large-scale civil wars to territorial disputes, localised insurgencies, inter-communal violence, political instability, armed...
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