OP-ED: Tanzania’s five years of devastation under the presidency of John Pombe Magufuli dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…

#BabitaDeokaran faced trumped up charges and was sidelined when she blew the whistle on decades of corruption at Gauteng Health. Then she was shot. ‘Whistle-blower’ Babita Deokaran slain after droppi... dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…

🔴Joburg Mayor Deals With City Manager🔴 The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse, has told acting City Manager, Floyd Brink, to reinstate Joburg's No.1 corruption buster, Shadrack Sibiya. The Mayor told the Acting City Manager that he doesn't have powers.

It is utterly heartbreaking to see these appeals from Mariupol and almost a total lack of response to them

I am thrilled to say that my book is released today, about electricity in SA and two of Eskom’s power stations, published by Ohio University Press. More here: ohioswallow.com/book/Apartheid…

I was impressed by your artful storytelling. Your seamless integration of personal accounts & characters is exemplary, creating compelling and authentic narratives. - Crispian Olver #eskomballim Faeeza Ballim

Apartheid’s Leviathan by Faeeza Ballim is a compelling story of the evolution of apartheid era state monopolies (Eskom and Iscor) into the modern era, and how they were entangled with the political economy within which they functioned. 1/ a.co/d/h9LVB9M #Amazon

It's Monday and time for some amazing book recommendations! Join us this week as we talk about brilliant adult fiction and non fiction you need to read! Click here to view shorturl.at/rHOW5 #booktwitter #booktwt #bookstoread #needtoreadnow #booksyouneedtoread

What does the history of South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, tell us about the apartheid and post-apartheid state? Faeeza Ballim shares a reading list around her recent book "Apartheid’s Leviathan: Electricity and the Power of Technological Ambivalence." africasacountry.com/2023/10/readin…

CFP out for the 29th Biennial Southern African Historical Society Conference hosted by the UJ Department of History University of Johannesburg UJ Faculty of Humanities, 26-28 June, 2024.

Our department hosts the next Southern African Historical Society conference in June, 2024. Join us!

I've read South Africa's case alleging genocide against Israel. It is one of the most shocking things I've ever read. It feels like you're reading a gruesome historical document about how a genocide was allowed to happen, then you realise this is now. icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

Eskom Eschews $2.5 Billion of Cheap Loans as Climate Pact Founders bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It's a great honour to congratulate Prof. Achille Mbembe on receiving the esteemed The Holberg Prize This accolade celebrates not just his intellectual rigour but also the profound influence he has across the global academic community Congratulations on this deserved recognition!

When is a policy not a policy? 🦆 Adam Tooze unpacks the curious case of the oddly hollow #JustEnergyTransitionPartnership (#JETP) #SouthAfrica #Senegal #climate africanarguments.org/2024/03/when-i…

The world is scrambling to understand Kenya’s historic protests – this is what too many are missing | Nanjala Nyabola theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

SYSTEM COLLAPSE: Exposed: How ANC-EFF cadre deployment crashes Johannesburg’s water supply: A data investigation shows Johannesburg has already had 1,604 water cuts in October and 3,318 in September. The monthslong investigation by Daily… dlvr.it/TFKMlP #SouthAfrica

This is Maputo city, at midnight 🕛 on Day 3 of noise strike, the city is shouting the name of the candidate of opposition Venâncio Mondlane #FreeMozambique #MozambiqueElections

Zadie Smith on “Trump Gaza Number One” go.nybooks.com/3F0EubH

Our annual Africa issue is out! With M.Woldemariam on derailed transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan, Faeeza Ballim on South African electricity politics, emmanuelmogende on conservation debates at the core of Botswana’s green state… online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…