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14 Jul 2026 / by Daniel Van Dalen & Ronak Gopaldas

Ghana’s Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa’s new mining bargain

The debate surrounding the Gold Fields lease renewal is becoming a test of how African governments navigate resource politics.

13 Jul 2026 / by Willem Els & Richard Chelin

What will it take for South Africa to outsmart Mandrax traffickers?

Despite many policing challenges, recent cocaine seizures by SARS, Hawks and international law enforcement, using private sector intelligence, show the way.

10 Jul 2026 / by Marvellous Ngundu, Blessing Chipanda & Jakkie Cilliers

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

Over US$700 million in additional health financing is needed to rapidly contain and prevent a wider regional crisis.

09 Jul 2026 / by David Bruce

Mkhwanazi opened SA’s eyes to the scale of high-level police corruption

Mkhwanazi is the only senior SAPS member to publicly challenge what he believed was irregular interference in the police.

08 Jul 2026 / by Michael Mugah Sitawa & Aicha Pemboura

Weak governance of gold mining still drives conflict in Central Africa

Neither Cameroon nor the DRC is doing enough to improve oversight and management of unregulated gold mining.

07 Jul 2026 / by David Willima

Africa must act before deep-sea mining becomes a new battleground

Deep-sea mining is no longer just an environmental or economic issue – it is also an emerging maritime security challenge.