Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa: Successful popular protests like this one in Algeria are the exception not the rule. EPA-EFE/Amel PainIn recent months, persistent protesters in Algeria and Sudan have faced down government repression to depose long-time political leaders. Unfortunately, these two countries are the exception rather than the … [Read more...] about Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa | The Conversation
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How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes | The Conversation
How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes: South African politician Julius Malema often attacks journalists. EPA-EFE/Brenton GeechIt’s pleasing that the latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters without Borders rates the state of press freedom in South Africa as “satisfactory”. Satisfactory is the second best category after “good”. South Africa is on par … [Read more...] about How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes | The Conversation
Insights from Uganda on why solar street lights make sense | The Conversation
Insights from Uganda on why solar street lights make sense: Solar powered street lights in Kampala, Uganda. George_TheGiwi/ShutterstockStreet-lighting is important. It allows informal vendors and traders to operate for longer hours and improves road and public safety. It also makes streets feel safer and more secure, especially for women. But street-lighting is sorely lacking … [Read more...] about Insights from Uganda on why solar street lights make sense | The Conversation
Freedom Day in South Africa — a reminder of unfinished business | The Conversation
Freedom Day in South Africa -- a reminder of unfinished business: Many South Africans have yet to see freedom bear fruit. EPA/Kim LudbrookSouth Africans celebrate Freedom Day on April 27 every year to mark the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. A quarter of a century later, though, questions remain: how much and whose freedom is to be celebrated? The differing … [Read more...] about Freedom Day in South Africa — a reminder of unfinished business | The Conversation
Why nonfiction books dominate bestseller lists in South Africa | The Conversation
Why nonfiction books dominate bestseller lists in South Africa: Pieter-Louis Myburgh's "Gangster State" is one of South Africa's top sellers. Charles LeonardBooks in South Africa don’t often make headline news. But a controversial subject, protests and disruptions at a book launch, and threats of book burning are sufficient to get South Africans talking about … [Read more...] about Why nonfiction books dominate bestseller lists in South Africa | The Conversation
