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The Conversation Africaby Angela van der Berg, Director of the Global Environmental Law Centre; Associate Professor Department of Public Law & Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape18 Aug 2026
South Africa’s Constitutional Court – the country’s highest court – handed down a landmark judgment for climate change and environmental justice in mid-August 2026.
The Conversation Africaby Mark Richard Gaffley, Visiting Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand18 Aug 2026
South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant.
The Conversation Africaby Maurizio Esposito La Rossa, Associate Professor of Anthropology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)17 Aug 2026
France’s Ministry of Culture handed over three Malagasy skulls to Harea Georges Kamamy, the reigning king (ampagnito) of the Sakalava people in Menabe, a western region of Madagascar, on 26 August...
The Conversation Africaby Ketakandriana Rafitoson, Contributor, Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex17 Aug 2026
Youth-led demonstrations that shook Madagascar in late 2025 began as protests over water and electricity shortages.
The Conversation Africaby Raechel Johns, Professor of Marketing; Co-Director, Centre for Intergenerational Digital and Financial Wellbeing (CIDFW); Canberra Business School, University of Canberra16 Aug 2026
Ever used or thought of using artificial intelligence (AI) for financial advice? Is it a good idea? Anyone with the internet, even on their phone, can access AI.
The Conversation Africaby Bradley A. Mortin, PhD Candidate, King's College London16 Aug 2026
Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical mineral sits at the centre of the global transition to cleaner energy.
The Conversation Africaby Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga, Programme Manager (Crop Protection) & Senior Entomologist, South African Sugarcane Research Institute; University of KwaZulu-Natal16 Aug 2026
South Africa has around 25,653 small-scale sugarcane growers, making the industry a lifeline for rural communities in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
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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