ISS Today

For permission to re-publish ISS Today articles, please email us. In South Africa, News24 has exclusive rights to republish ISS Today articles. In Nigeria, Premium Times has exclusive rights to republish ISS Today articles.

...
30 Oct 2026 / by Nompumelelo Zungu & Chandré Gould
Preventing gender-based violence means protecting those most at risk

In South Africa, women with disabilities face heightened dangers, while children exposed to abuse need support to prevent intergenerational cycles of violence.
...
29 Oct 2026 / by David Willima, Arthur Tuda, Angelique Pouponneau & Jeremy Raguain
African states must help write the rules at the first BBNJ COP

Africa can shape implementation rules at the first Conference of the Parties in January, but only if delegations prepare and coordinate.
...
28 Oct 2026 / by Titilope F Ajayi & Oluwole Ojewale
The criminalisation trap in Africa’s responses to artisanal mining

Crackdowns often punish miners who are trying to survive, fuelling crime and conflict while leaving powerful players untouched.
...
27 Oct 2026 / by Thandi van Heyningen
SA elections: young South Africans aren’t apathetic – they are alienated

Township youth feel the system neither sees nor serves them. Will 4 November deepen that alienation, or begin reversing it?

...
26 Oct 2026 / by Tadesse Simie Metekia
Ethiopia’s transitional justice should resume, but not where it left off

Public consultations on transitional justice laws should start only after National Dialogue recommendations, gaps and new developments have been considered.

...
23 Oct 2026 / by Peter Fabricius
Mnangagwa wins the latest round of Zimbabwe’s succession battle

ZANU-PF’s conference strengthened the president’s position, but Chiwenga’s defiance signals that the struggle for power is far from over.
...
22 Oct 2026 / by Djiby Sow
Are bilateral ties the route to renewed West African security cooperation?

Pending the outcome of ECOWAS-AES talks, cooperation between neighbouring states offers a starting point for rebuilding regional security ties.

More +