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The separation of conjoined twins can be a risky and life-threatening procedure. Last week two-year old twins who were joined at the lower back were discharged from a hospital in Kenya after successful, but lengthy, surgery and aftercare. Dr Joseph Kimani Wanjeri, who led the team, explains what it took.
South Africa’s Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has ruled that the government must pursue a R1.2 billion bailout paid to a local bank, Bankcorp, between 1986 and 1995. She has also called for the South African Reserve Bank’s constitutional mandate to be changed. Alan Hirsch sets out why her recommendations are misguided.
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Former conjoined twins, Blessing and Favour, after a successful surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Kenyatta National Hospital
Joseph Kimani Wanjeri, University of Nairobi
Successfully separating conjoined twins is a complex operation that depends on how they are joined as well as the experience and skill of the surgical team.
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Business + Economy
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Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town
South Africa's Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane has touched on two highly contentious issues: the unresolved bailout for a local bank three decades ago. And the role of the country's Reserve Bank.
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Adam Abdou Hassan, Université de Rouen Normandie
Tax fraud combined with dirty money from criminal activity, including trafficking and terrorism – are seriously weakening the economic health of African states.
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Arts + Culture
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Dilip Menon, University of the Witwatersrand
Apartheid was to officially end in 1994. So was the fashion of wearing hats as the formalities of business, church and leisure gave way to the informality of urban equality.
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Politics + Society
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Benjamin H. Bradlow, Brown University
South Africa's democracy is in trouble. But the challenge is less about who should control state institutions, and more about how they can be refashioned to deliver to the poor.
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Science + Technology
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Thalassa Matthews, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Fossils of the lowly frog indicate that the evolution of South Africa's west coast winter rainfall pattern is more complex, and possibly occurred much later, than previously thought
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From our archives
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Vishnu Padayachee, University of the Witwatersrand
Attacks on the South African Reserve Bank and events in India that led to the exit of the governor of the country's central bank are a warning that banks aren't immune from political meddling.
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Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
Is the South African Reserve Bank safe from the wave of state capture sweeping through a number of the country's institutions?
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Nimisha Naik, University of the Witwatersrand; Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town; Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
The South African Reserve Bank has come under spotlight due to the critical role it must play in enabling the country to navigate rough waters. Governor Lesetja Kganyago shares his views.
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From our international editions
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Moritz Pieper, University of Salford
After abstaining on a key Security Council vote in 2011, Moscow lost billions of dollars in Libyan contracts as well as its say in international security governance. It wants both back.
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Jyotsna G. Singh, Michigan State University
Some have denounced the New York Public Theater for encouraging violence against President Trump. But the play does just the opposite, warning of the pitfalls of political assassination.
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Tamsin Mather, University of Oxford; Lawrence Percival, University of Oxford
Mercury found in prehistoric rock bolsters the idea that volcanoes caused a mass extinction 200m years ago.
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