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A South African child living in remission from HIV for close to nine years has opened the door for scientists to explore the phenomenon, and ultimately offer hope to the 35 million people living with the disease across the world. Caroline Tiemessen explains.

Most African countries are showing an interest in information and communications technology in education. Rohen d’Aiglepierre, Amélie Aubert and Pierre-Jean Loiret explain why ICT will not resolve all of Africa's education problems but it can enhance skills development.

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has come under increasing pressure over allegations of “state capture” and corruption. Two new books that focus on this unravelling of the state make for tough, unsettling reading, but Anton Harber argues, it is worth it.

Many vigilante groups are operating in Nigeria and are often implicated in abuse, including extrajudicial killings. Leighann Spencer explains how they even have official support and why this is a problem.

Candice Bailey

Health + Medicine Editor

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HIV remission: the quest to turn lessons from exceptional cases into solutions

Caroline T. Tiemessen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

A South African child, who has been in HIV remission for nearly nine years, could help researchers understand how to make remission possible for millions of other HIV positive people.

How digital technology can help reinvent basic education in Africa

Rohen d’Aiglepierre, AFD (Agence française de développement); Amélie Aubert, AFD (Agence française de développement); Pierre-Jean Loiret, Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF)

Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer new opportunities for improving basic education in Africa.

Two books that tell the unsettling tale of South Africa's descent

Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa's perilous decline under Jacob Zuma's presidency is set out in two non-fiction books that provide unsettling, but essential reading.

Vigilantism is flourishing in Nigeria -- with official support

Leighann Spencer, Charles Sturt University

Inefficient policing in Nigeria has forced many communities to rely on vigilante groups for security. Despite using force and violence, many groups even have support from authorities.

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