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Service delivery, accountability just a click away in Zimbabwean city [Haller Prize 1st place]
This entry was awarded 1st place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ... -
“Burn to be heard”: Why #FeesMustFall in South Africa has turned violent
From early on, universities responded to the student protests with force. Now they are reaping the whirlwind. “Burn to be heard”. This chilling statement has been doing the ... -
Why no-one cares about Malawi’s biggest problem
As corruption allegations unfold, Malawians are watching keenly but are not outraged or protesting. This September marks three years since the high-level corruption scandal in ... -
Zambia’s disputed elections: on claims of binned ballots and “systematic bias”
Official results say Edgar Lungu scraped the presidential election, but the opposition claims that, through manipulation and fraud, the ruling party “effected a coup on ... -
Humble, mother-loving and God-fearing? How Edgar Lungu won Zambia’s presidential election
In over-emphasising economics, analysts may have missed the importance of personality politics. Despite overseeing clear economic decline since taking over as president in January 2015, ... -
The president could be only the second most important thing Zambians vote on tomorrow
The draft constitution has lacked attention and scrutiny. Far from curbing executive powers, the new charter could extend them. As Zambians prepare to go to the ... -
Copper, poverty and tax dodging: At the heart of Zambia’s high stakes elections
With inflation soaring and the kwacha losing value amid plummeting copper prices, economic issues will be front and centre of voters’ concerns as they vote ... -
AAP#13: Are South Africa’s local election results the beginning of the end for the ANC?
Not least due to the underwhelming performance and controversial behaviour of President Jacob Zuma, the ANC experienced a historic low in last week’s local elections. ... -
South Africa’s local elections: reasons for each party to be happy and sad
The ANC, DA and EFF each came away with some positives and some negatives. But one thing is clear for all of them: South ... -
Zambia gears up for unsettlingly close elections
Last year’s election was won by a margin of 27,000 votes. With both leading candidates having a lot to lose, this Thursday’s could be ...