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Africa is in the final stages of negotiating a continental deal that would see the free movement of goods, services and people. Calestous Juma describes the challenges and what can be done to resolve them.
South Africa’s National Treasury is said to have been pushed into a scramble to find money for free higher education by President Jacob Zuma. Sean Muller argues that this sets a dangerous precedent and disregards the checks and balances that are necessary for the budgeting process
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Large markets in Africa support the move for more trade in goods, services and assets.
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Calestous Juma, Harvard University
Viewed against the odds of success in getting 55 countries to foster meaningful regional integration, Africa has made commendable progress in crafting its own creative approach.
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Business + Economy
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Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg
The imposition of the fee free higher education proposal on South Africa's National Treasury without due consideration represents an escalation of the state capture led by President Jacob Zuma.
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Health + Medicine
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Rajendra Maharaj, South African Medical Research Council
A spike in the number of malaria cases in southern Africa means that the region will not meet its initial target of eliminating malaria by 2018.
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Politics + Society
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Jane Duncan, University of Johannesburg
South Africa's governing party is invoking concepts and emulating strategies first developed by authoritarian regimes in Eurasia.
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Education
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Jabulani Kheswa, University of Fort Hare
Family support, being valued in their own homes and enjoying strong support from their social structures helped instill lesbians in a conservative South African province with a strong sense of self.
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