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Count them in: Historically marginalised young children remain at a much higher risk of exclusion because of the non-availability of centres and the high cost of attendance.
2030 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

We can’t leave our young ones behind

The most recent statistics show that more than 1. 15 million children (68,4%) aged 3 – 5 years are not in ECD centres

  • Lene Øverland
  • Warren Povey
  • Patricia Martin
6 min read
An aerial view shows heavy traffic on the N1 North at the Pumulani Toll as the last batch of holidaymakers make their way to Limpopo and neighbouring countries. Photo CMTV
AFRICAN UNION

Beyond the body count

Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect

  • Lonwabo Patrick Kulati
7 min read
The GGA team at GGA’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
AFRICAN GOVERNANCE ARCHITECTURE AGA

GGA 10 Year Celebration

The next GGA milestone will hopefully be marked by wins against corruption

  • Derek Davey
7 min read
Officials in Nairobi from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission register a voter for the Kenyan elections in 2022. (Simon Maina/AFP)
AFRICAN UNION

Why data matters for good governance

The effective use of data leads to better policy-making and advances governance, democracy and human rights

  • Nyasha Mcbride Mpani
  • Pranish Desai
6 min read
Intra-Africa trade: A container ship in the Suez Canal, Egypt. Photo: Camille Delbos/Getty Images
AFRICA CDC

African Union 20 years on: A retrospective

Assessing the successes and ongoing challenges of the African Union 20 years on

  • Craig Moffat
7 min read
Mandla Mandela, Member of Parliament and grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, speaks after demonstrators from a variety of political parties and social movements marched through the city centre in Cape Town, on May 12, 2021 during a protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza as violence escalated between the bitter rivals sparked by unrest at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Right of reply: Mandla Mandela hijacks African continental crises in bid for relevance

Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela uses the continent’s security problems as a prism through which to cast his dark agenda against Israel into the minds of Africa’s youth

  • Pamela Ngubane
5 min read