Disaster regulations declared unconstitutional The tenth of April 2020 was a warm autumn day, and Collins Khosa, 40, was sitting in his yard at his home in the Far East Bank of Alexandra township in northern...
Human Rights
COVID-19: A pandemic unfavourable to journalists
The COVID-19 pandemic came with its own set of rules and regulations, which anyone who chose to disobey, did at their own risk. Many of these rules infringe on rights, across the board. Governments appear to have taken...
Cameroon fights coronavirus with an ‘absent’ president
Last Tuesday, President Paul Biya emerged from wherever he was to talk to his people in a televised address broadcast over state media. It was the first time in two months Biya was speaking on the coronavirus, even as...
Telling the story from both sides
Peace journalism: West Africa Conflict-sensitive journalism must ensure inclusive and impartial coverage, with the media fulfilling a role as “appeasers” The media today have a considerable influence in society. They...
Smarter, innovative and youth driven
Peace and security: youth Young people must be at the centre of all of Africa’s plans and processes to create sustainable peace and development In 2015 the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2250, which recognises...
Contested, but difficult to ignore
African history: quo vadis? Newly emerging African histories in the 1950s and 60s served as an antidote to the views of imperial and colonial historiography African history has gone through many incarnations as an...
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