South Africa's poll is more about battles in the ANC than between political parties: Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa are supported by different factions. EPA-EFE/StringerSouth Africans are about to vote in the most competitive election they’ve had since democracy began in 1994. But, despite this, the poll will have far more … [Read more...] about South Africa’s poll is more about battles in the ANC than between political parties | The Conversation
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Why South African voters are resisting mobile political campaigns | The Conversation
Why South African voters are resisting mobile political campaigns: Mobile campaigning can frustrate and annoy potential voters. asiandelight/ShutterstockMobile technology will arguably go down in history as the most successful innovation of our lifetime. Mobile devices, especially phones, are ubiquitous in large parts of the world. On the African continent, the rates of mobile … [Read more...] about Why South African voters are resisting mobile political campaigns | The Conversation
How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters | The Conversation
How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters: The aftermath of a huge fire in Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town, in 2017. Rebuilding has stalled. Nic Bothma/EPARecent devastating flooding in parts of South Africa as well as the second massive cyclone to batter neighbouring Mozambique and Zimbabwe in just two months has raised alarm bells about the effect of … [Read more...] about How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters | The Conversation
South Africa’s main parties all have plans for education. What’s missing? | The Conversation
South Africa's main parties all have plans for education. What's missing?: Are South Africa's biggest political parties offering anything new to inject much-needed life into the ailing education system? flickr/ GovernmentZASince South Africa’s shift from apartheid to democracy in 1994 there have been many achievements in the education sector. These include establishing a … [Read more...] about South Africa’s main parties all have plans for education. What’s missing? | The Conversation
Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa | The Conversation
Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa: The Ugandan government is one of many on the continent that's overseen the erosion of media freedom. EPA/Dai KurokawaAfrica buried two of its journalists in 2018. One was killed in Somalia and the other in the Central African Republic. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, 54 … [Read more...] about Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa | The Conversation
