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The South African finance minister who was applauded for standing up to former President Jacob Zuma over a contentious nuclear power deal has quit. Nhlanhla Nene resigned this week amid public pressure following his admission that he’d had several meetings with the Gupta family, which is accused of promoting a corrupt agenda, allegedly with Zuma’s help. David Everatt laments the fact that Nene wasn’t applauded for coming clean, and that not a single politician stood up to applaud his contrition.
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa are moving towards integrating HIV medical services into general health care. Efforts to do this have run into trouble in Uganda. Henry Zakumumpa examines the reasons why.
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Nhlanhla Nene’s departure means that South Africa has had six finance ministers in four years.
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David Everatt, University of the Witwatersrand
Nhlanhla Nene was highly regarded for refusing to fund former President Zuma's ludicrous rent-seeking projects.
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A girl gets tested for HIV in Uganda where attempts to integrate HIV services with general health service have failed.
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Henry Zakumumpa, Makerere University
In Uganda stand-alone clinics for HIV treatment persist because of stigma and overcrowding.
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Environment + Energy
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Robert Scholes, University of the Witwatersrand
Staying below 1.5°C will require urgent, deep and radical changes in almost every aspect of our lives.
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Business + Economy
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Vuyo Mjimba, Human Sciences Research Council
African economies could benefit more from backward linkages to the mining industry than from beneficiation.
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Science + Technology
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Tirivaviri Augustine Mamvura, University of South Africa
Biomass that's been through a torrefaction process could do the same duty as coal, with far less water use and less pollution.
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