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Editor's note
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There’s a risk that by focusing on conflict-related sexual violence the world will lose sight of the fact that a war zone is not the most dangerous place for a woman. Her home is. Elisabet le Roux explains findings that show that even in conflict zones women face a bigger danger from their partners than they do from men with guns.
A great many African leaders travel abroad – mainly to Europe, North America and Asia – for medical treatment. Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong argues that this means they don’t pay attention to the failing health systems of the countries they run.
Grace Mugabe was given diplomatic immunity following an incident in which she allegedly assaulted a young woman in Johannesburg. Gerhard Kemp sets out why South Africa’s decision to grant Zimbabwe’s first lady immunity was highly unusual.
Pipe organs are some of the most misunderstood musical instruments in the world. Theodore van Wyk, himself an organist, says that next time you see or hear a pipe organ, remember that it’s more than a box of whistles high up in a dusty loft.
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Top stories
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Gerhard Kemp, Stellenbosch University
There is no basis in customary, conventional international law or domestic law for the spouse of a head of state to claim - as a right - some form of immunity when visiting a foreign state.
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Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, University of Bath
Health care systems in many African countries are very poor. Instead of fixing them, many African leaders seek medical attention abroad incurring huge bills which are ultimately paid by taxpayers.
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Elisabet le Roux, Stellenbosch University
Shocking new findings show that even in conflict-affected countries where soldiers and rebel fighters are a daily danger to women, their husbands and boyfriends are the bigger threat.
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Theodore van Wyk, University of Pretoria
Other than church, the pipe organ is often perceived as belonging in horror movies. But there's more to the instrument that spans most musical genres.
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Environment + Energy
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Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs
The rhino horn auction in South Africa is a serious setback in the fight against poaching and the survival of wild rhinos. The chances of the horns remaining in the country are next to zero.
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Olumuyiwa Adegun, Federal University of Technology, Akure; Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Greening cities have a huge impact. The trees go beyond just lowering temperatures. They help decrease the demand for indoor cooling like air-conditioners saving money.
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David Obura, The University of Queensland
Kenya can explore at least four key actions, based on past commitments and institutional structures, to transform the economic future of its oceans.
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Yemi Oke, University of Lagos
The centralised regulation of electric power in Nigeria is stalling progress in the sector. To achieve stable power supply, the country must obey its constitution and decentralise regulation.
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Kathryn Kraft, University of East London
Since civil war broke out in the Central African Republic four years ago, citizens continue to live in fear. They say that peace will only come when the war criminals are brought to justice.
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Politics + Society
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Christina Kenny, Australian National University; John Ahere, University of New England
Much international media focus has been on Kenya's election being a trigger for violence, but that's only part of the story. The ongoing grievances of Kenyans must be addressed.
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Hennie Strydom, University of Johannesburg
According to South Africa's department of international relations, Grace Mugabe didn't have immunity when she entered the country.
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James Hamill, University of Leicester
The twilight of Jacob Zuma's ruinous presidency coincides with growing revulsion at his misrule of South Africa. But, it's important that his erstwhile supporters acknowledge their complicity.
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Health + Medicine
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Zulfa Abrahams, University of Cape Town; Simone Honikman, University of Cape Town
Women who don't get enough to eat while pregnant face a high risk of developing common mental illnesses like depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after giving birth.
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Estelle Monique Sidze, African Population and Health Research Center
Free maternal services introduced in Kenya in 2013 had the immediate impact of increasing access. But it exposed a divide in which the richest 20% of women were the biggest beneficiaries.
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Lauren Graham, University of Johannesburg; Lauren Stuart, University of Johannesburg
South African learners receiving two meals, despite being from arguably poorer backgrounds, had statistically significantly lower stunting levels than children receiving only one meal.
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Tony Redmond, University of Manchester
Foreign aid can harm as well as help.
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Festus Njuguna, Moi University
Most children who have cancer live in the developing world where their survival rate is less than 25%. In Kenya awareness about childhood cancer is low and treatment isn't always readily available.
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Business + Economy
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Mlenga Jere, University of Cape Town; Raymond van Niekerk, University of Cape Town
Social media is here to stay and gives a platform to companies as well as consumers who hold the power to bring about change.
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Mark Chadwick, Nottingham Trent University
Piracy has risen and fallen with the ages, but international cooperation is the common factor behind their defeat.
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Renu MODI, University of Mumbai
Faced with a massive food production shortfall, Africa can look towards India's Green Revolution to jump start its agricultural output.
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Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's Public Protector, has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country's central bank.
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Andries Bezuidenhout, University of Pretoria
The membership base of South Africa's trade union movement has undergone significant changes which begs the question: has it moved away from its working class roots to become a middle class movement.
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Arts + Culture
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Jeff Good, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
To understand the full scale of the world's linguistic diversity, we should be thinking about languages and how speakers relate to them.
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Education
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Stephanie Giamporcaro, University of Cape Town; Xolisa Dhlamini, University of Cape Town
Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.
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