The ANC must offer more than promises to win over South Africans: President Cyril Ramaphosa's party, the ANC, faces a tough set of elections in May. EPA-EFE/Kim LudbrookLaunching the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) 2019 general election manifesto in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the successes of the last 25 years of democracy. He claimed that … [Read more...] about The ANC must offer more than promises to win over South Africans | The Conversation
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Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing | The Conversation
Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing: Protests against Joseph Kabila staying in power in the DRC. Alexandros Michailidis/ShutterstockThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been consumed by conflict and instability over the past two decades. The state is weak while unemployment is rife and good health care and education are inaccessible for … [Read more...] about Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing | The Conversation
Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in future | The Conversation
Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in future: Heavy rains driven by a cyclone in Sana’a, Yemen. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHABAs 2018 draws to a close, powerful tropical cyclones continue to make headlines. In August, tropical cyclone Lane wrought huge damage in the US; it was quickly followed by Hurricane Florence. Most tropical cyclones – the word is used … [Read more...] about Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in future | The Conversation
ICT Must be Declared an SOE Non-Negotiable, Says Otel
ICT Must be Declared an SOE Non-Negotiable, Says Otel: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other cost-conscious digital technologies must be declared absolute non-negotiables for immediate implementation across all cash-strapped State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). That’s according to independent telco Otel, a longtime … [Read more...] about ICT Must be Declared an SOE Non-Negotiable, Says Otel
Policies in South Africa must stop ignoring families’ daily realities | The Conversation
Policies in South Africa must stop ignoring families' daily realities: South Africa has one of the lowest rates of parents living with their children in the world. ShutterstockWhat is “a family”? In South African law, the answer – or rather, answers – are broad. For example, it’s not considered unusual or unacceptable for children to move between kin and to be raised at … [Read more...] about Policies in South Africa must stop ignoring families’ daily realities | The Conversation
