Motorists in the close-knit communities of Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town are being asked to brace themselves for a few weeks of orange cones, slow-moving traffic, and the familiar rumble of road-laying machinery. The City is rolling out a much-needed programme to resurface and re-mark key roads in the area, a project that promises smoother, safer journeys once completed, but which will inevitably bring some short-term pain for daily commuters, school-run parents, and local businesses. The work is due to begin by Friday, October 9, though as with any outdoor operation of this kind, the exact start date will depend…

At a moment when falsehoods travel at the speed of a click and truth often labours to catch its breath, Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, stood before Nigeria’s broadcast professionals and asked them to do something both simple and difficult: verify. Speaking in Bauchi State at the third yearly national conference of the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB), Alaka did not offer comfort. She painted a picture of an information environment growing more complex by the day, where technology has made the production and circulation of false information easier…