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“That’s no joke”: Hichilema gears up to change Zambia’s constitution
Zambia’s increasingly authoritarian president has spuriously warned that elections could be delayed for 8-9 years unless the constitution is amended. As President Hakainde Hichilema ... -
Mozambique: Seaweed brings local benefits but may not save the climate
Seaweed’s ability to suck huge quantities of carbon out of the air have been questioned, but there are other reasons to grow it. With ... -
“You can’t wake up today and tell Africans to stop cooking with fire”
African Arguments spoke to Namibia’s Industrialisation and Trade Minister about industrial strategy, unjust trade, and green hydrogen controversies. Namibia exports mostly unprocessed goods – ... -
South Africa’s new pro-coal pro-corporate environment minister
South Africa’s environmental justice movement will have its work cut out challenging the interests of fossil capital under the unity government. There are huge ... -
Malawi’s farmers on the front line of climate change-related storms
In one of the countries most vulnerable to extreme weather, mostly women farmers are struggling after losing land, livestock, and livelihoods. According to the ... -
Malawi: Ruling Tonse Alliance in a tailspin
Suspicions around the death of VP Saulos Chilima augur badly for Chakwera’s re-election hopes, and even worse for the ruling coalition. Saulos Klaus Chilima ... -
“A mockery of equity”: Experts warn of EV infrastructure apartheid in SA
Without decisive policies, the uneven benefits of electric vehicles may make the world’s most unequal country even more unequal. Although the adoption of electrical ... -
The G7 is right to put food at the heart of climate plans. But how matters
Policymaking that sidelines farmers in countries like Madagascar, where I am Agriculture Minister, can be as harmful as the climate crisis itself. This dry ... -
In search of a polling station without a long, winding queue in mid-afternoon Jozi
In Soweto, they voted early; by mid-afternoon, most polling stations were deserted. Not so elsewhere in southern Johannesburg where middle-class, middle-aged voters bet on ...
