The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a stark reminder that advances in access to education in recent decades should not be taken for granted. Children have suffered severely from global lockdowns that have prevented...
Zimbabwe
South Africa’s liberation struggle and the inside/outside conundrum
The ANC - a legacy of internal struggle for the throne Forty years ago, the Matola raid (January 1981) resulted in the massacre of 15 African National Congress (ANC) freedom fighters by apartheid forces. Surprisingly,...
Power dynamics in post-independence Zimbabwe
A nexus between power, politics and the military Literature is awash with research on the militarisation of the state, especially in West Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, where military involvement in...
A poor prognosis, with some cause for hope
Abuja Declaration: broken promises African nations have largely defaulted on a 2001 pledge to commit at least 15% of their annual budgets to healthcare Africa has so far seen controversial and even dramatic policy...
A real threat to national security
Endgame: health after lockdown African countries must realise that resilient public healthcare systems are a human security issue and vital for stable government On 11 March, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Gone for good
Sub-Saharan Africa: the medical brain drain Doctors and other medical professionals migrate for many reasons, but their absence seriously compromises health service delivery A brain drain of African medical staff over...
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