Politics

Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa

By Peter Fabricius

Africa

Ceasefire in the DRC: A glimmer of hope amid political turmoil and rebel expansion

By Bram Verelst

Africa

The silent epidemic: Mpox's resurgence in Africa calls for urgent global health action

By Wilmot James, Richard Migisha and Nikki Romanik

Africa

South Sudan peace process teetering - UN; South Africa rejects ‘megaphone diplomacy’

By Reuters

Op-eds

New DRC crisis bears out Great Lakes region’s enduring instability — there is one realistic solution

By Paul-Simon Handy

Op-eds

Burundi’s possible troop withdrawal from Somalia risks a huge financial hit, threatens domestic stability

By Bram Verelst

World

Dancing like static through the airwaves, memories of radio’s golden age will never die

By Hamilton Wende

Africa

Sad and surreal Burundi – taking the unpaved road through a friendly land of contrasts

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Africa

Africa losing fight against extreme poverty

By Enoch Randy Aikins and Du Toit McLachlan

Sport

Banyana clinch massive three points but 'could have been better' — coach Desiree Ellis

By Yanga Sibembe

South Africa

Debutant Burundi beckons but Banyana Banyana are ready

By Yanga Sibembe

South Africa

Even before the pandemic, pupils were falling behind – how can we achieve a fundamental catch-up?

By Senzo Hlophe, Rahima Essop and Pumza Ndamase