Lesotho can't afford incremental changes to its constitution: it needs a complete overhaul: Moeketsi Majoro, Lesotho's new Prime Minister. A minor constitutional amendment enabled his ascension to power. GCIS/FlickrEver since Lesotho, the mountainous southern African constitutional kingdom of about 2.2 million, attained independence from Britain in 1966, its development … [Read more...] about Lesotho can’t afford incremental changes to its constitution: it needs a complete overhaul | The Conversation
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Why South Africa has a keen interest in extremist violence in northern Mozambique | The Conversation
Why South Africa has a keen interest in extremist violence in northern Mozambique: The Mozambican military has proven to be inept at stopping atrocities by extremist insurgents in the Cabo Delgado province. EPA-EFE/Antonio SilvaA growing insurgency in the northern parts of Mozambique has caught the attention of conflict analysts and observers worldwide. There is now even a … [Read more...] about Why South Africa has a keen interest in extremist violence in northern Mozambique | The Conversation
The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and COVID-19 | The Conversation
The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and COVID-19: A child receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse in Goma on August 7, 2019. AUGUSTIN WAMENYA/AFP via Getty ImagesEbola, a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates, has become endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The country has had 10 outbreaks in 40 years … [Read more...] about The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and COVID-19 | The Conversation
Gigantic wolverines, otters the size of wolves: fossils offer fresh insights into the past | The Conversation
Gigantic wolverines, otters the size of wolves: fossils offer fresh insights into the past: What South Africa’s West Coast might have looked like 5 million years ago. In the foreground, a giant wolverine feeds on a pig while chasing away a primitive hyena. Maggie Newman, Geological Society of South Africa and the University of the WitwatersrandAbout 120 km north of Cape Town … [Read more...] about Gigantic wolverines, otters the size of wolves: fossils offer fresh insights into the past | The Conversation
South Africa needs to focus urgently on how COVID-19 will reshape its labour market | The Conversation
South Africa needs to focus urgently on how COVID-19 will reshape its labour market: Unlike other countries, South Africa's informal sector provides no cushion to workers in time of crisis ShutterstockThe full economic damage caused by COVID-19 and the lockdowns is uncertain. It will take several months, indeed years, to have a better understanding of where the damage has … [Read more...] about South Africa needs to focus urgently on how COVID-19 will reshape its labour market | The Conversation
