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Housing versus parking in Cape Town’s inner-city
Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town
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The need to grow food in informal settlements
Government must take food security into account when upgrading informal settlements like Slovo Park, says SERI
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The Red Sea region has become an arena to test future …
Politics
Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing
The Red Sea region has become a showcase of the new alliances shaping global power and influence.
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French president Emmanuel Macron visits Umaro Sissoco …
Politics
What is Françafrique? The taboo word that reveals the shifting influence of France in Africa
There’s a deep-seated interdependence between France and its former African colonies.
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Supporters of the South West Africa People’s Organizat…
International
Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men
After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly nearly doubled.
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High-end restaurants in Beijing saw a drop-off in cust…
International
What a Chinese crackdown on corruption meant for Beijing’s high-end restaurant market
In 2012, the Chinese Communist Party introduced new rules on officials’ spending – and the local restaurant trade suffered.
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Paul Biya (R), watches as his wife, Chantal Biya (L) c…
Politics
Paul Biya’s life presidency in Cameroon enters a fragile final phase
Biya’s triumph might herald a ‘quiet’ resignation.
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