On A DAY LIKE TODAY

Leader | Dec 9th 2017 | The Economist To avoid a dire, two-decade dynasty of dysfunction, South Africa’s ruling ANC should ditch the Zumas SOUTH AFRICA’S Constitutional Court may be the world’s most emotionally powerful building. The courtroom is built with the bricks of the Old Fort prison, where both Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were held. A glass strip around the … [Read more...] about The choice that could save South Africa, or wreck it

Ayin in Khartoum | 08 Dec 2017  | Mail & Guardian An investigation into the lucrative business of morality policing in Sudan, and its disproportionate impact on women  For journalists, Sudan is one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Censorship is rife, critical outlets are routinely suspended, and journalists face the threat of arbitrary detention and … [Read more...] about Inside the Sudanese courts that put profit above principle

Tom Gardner in Addis Ababa. Photographs by Charlie Rosser | Monday 4 December 2017  | THE GUARDIAN As Addis Ababa creaks under the weight of a mushrooming populace, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest housing project is under way. But who benefits? Wrapped in a white shawl and sporting a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, Haile stares out at his cattle as they graze in a rocky patch of grass. … [Read more...] about ‘Addis has run out of space’: Ethiopia’s radical redesign