This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The prevalence of poverty and hunger around the globe is high and the challenge the world faces […]

Because of the remarkable progress that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made toward universalizing primary school completion (a Millennium Development Goal), many young Africans are completing primary schooling and many more will do so in the coming years. As they seek opportunities for further education, the pressure to expand places […]

Following China’s lead, plans to increase the use of biogas, or Anaerobic Digestion, in South Africa could help improve the country’s service delivery and serve as a local solution to the worldwide energy crisis caused by the depletion of fossil fuels. Biogas is both a waste management system and a clean, efficient source of energy. The process involves the breakdown of organic waste in […]

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela” Two days ago, whiles walking from work to a public bus-stop to pick a motor bike home; ahead of me was a young girl in uniform about 12 or 13-years of age. She […]

A quick glance over a few recent government-issued stats, and one could perhaps be excused at this point for opining that this article is out of touch; that it isn’t worth the metaphorical paper it’s printed on. There are 178 women in South Africa’s 400-strong National Assembly.  Women also comprise […]