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A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 3 days

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

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Supply Chain

Supply chains should make the world better, not worse – it’s time for a rethink

R. Hamann, C.-M. Chen, J. Gualandris, et al. 15 Aug 2024

UCT students have set up about 10 tents with Palestinian flags and banners near the main plaza in solidarity with similar movements at universities like Wits and in the United States. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

UCT students set up camp in solidarity with Palestinians

Ashraf Hendricks 17 May 2024

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Economy

2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

FMCG

R40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

Sponsorship

South African Tourism wants to sponsor football club Tottenham Hotspur - is it a good idea?

Brendon Knott 6 Feb 2023

Media

John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

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The National Assembly in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Mining

Burkina Faso denies paying mercenaries with mine rights

21 Dec 2022

Advertising

World Cup 2022: how sponsorship has become less about selling drinks and more about geopolitics

Simon Chadwick 29 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Sustainability

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Theatre

Artscape celebrates Human Rights Day and Adam Small

11 Mar 2022

Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation

Forestry

Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation

Ange Aboa 4 Mar 2022

Image supplied: Artscape production of She's a Fighter

Theatre

Human Rights focused productions at Artscape for March

3 Mar 2022

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Climate Change

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Kim Harrisberg 5 Jan 2022

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 25, 2015. Picture taken November 25, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Mining

Cobalt, Congo and a mass artisanal mining experiment

Andy Home 14 May 2021

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

Agro-processing

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

Ange Aboa 30 Apr 2021

Rovuma LNG project

Coal, Oil & Gas

LNG production in Mozambique and the political risk of Islamic militancy

Theo Neethling 30 Mar 2021

#StartupStory: Small-batch plant milk made in the Cape

FMCG

#StartupStory: Small-batch plant milk made in the Cape

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Feb 2021

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in 2018. EPA-EFE/Lintao Zhang / POOL

Economy

President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What's gone wrong

Henning Melber & Roger Southall 1 Feb 2021

We can shape the climate future we want

Climate Change

We can shape the climate future we want

Amy Giliam 10 Dec 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health & Safety

Human rights should be central to the extractive industry's Covid-19 recovery plans

10 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Health & Safety

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Traceable, commercially-viable artisanal gold supply chain operational in Côte d'Ivoire

Mining

Traceable, commercially-viable artisanal gold supply chain operational in Côte d'Ivoire

29 Sep 2020

Mining

Illicit gold thrives in DRC

18 Sep 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Economy

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

The chaos of care

Social Entrepreneurship

The chaos of care

Daniel Human 9 Jun 2020

Joanne Lebert, executive director, Impact

Mining

India turns a blind eye to illegal gold

28 Nov 2019

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

14 Oct 2019

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

Human Rights Law

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

3 Sep 2019

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

Research

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

Julius T. Nganji and Lynn Cockburn 18 Jun 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Human Rights Law

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

Mental illness and human rights: Implementing ethical practices

Mental health

Mental illness and human rights: Implementing ethical practices

7 May 2019

Fashion production is modern slavery: 5 things you can do to help now

Design & Manufacturing

Fashion production is modern slavery: 5 things you can do to help now

Anika Kozlowski 26 Apr 2019

Image: Richards Bay Minerals

Markets & Investment

Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction

Julia Dehm 17 Apr 2019

Global concern over Zimbabwe situation

ESG

Global concern over Zimbabwe situation

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

Media Freedom

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

Why the US left the UN Human Rights Council - and why it matters

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why the US left the UN Human Rights Council - and why it matters

Rosa Freedman 21 Jun 2018

M.I.A. brings colour to the Old Biscuit Mill

Music

M.I.A. brings colour to the Old Biscuit Mill

Ashraf Hendricks 11 Jun 2018

Cape Town academics win international competition

Higher Education

Cape Town academics win international competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 22 May 2018

Tanzania. Credit: CPJ.

Media

Freedom of expression 'deteriorating' under Magufuli

23 Apr 2018

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Horticulture

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Sean Gilbertson, CEO: Pallinghurst

Mining

Gemfields denies human rights abuse

14 Feb 2018

People's Tribunal takes on economic crime

Law Practice

People's Tribunal takes on economic crime

2 Feb 2018

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Laura-Stella Enonchong 18 Jan 2018

Photo: Oil Change International

Energy

Shell 'liable for rights violations' in Nigeria: Amnesty

29 Nov 2017

Mining

Amnesty warns companies on child labour in DRC cobalt mining

17 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Africa is rich in diamonds but still poor

Mining

Africa is rich in diamonds but still poor

21 Sep 2017