Conservationists are at loggerheads about how to save elephants from poaching.
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Improving livelihoods by exploring alternatives to wildlife trade would help to curb the poaching of threatened species like elephants.
Foundries in South Africa are the hardest hit by rising electricity costs.
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High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries.
Celtic’s goal should be shared by others.
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The Scottish club’s move to support women’s struggles with menstruation and sport is the first of its kind.
Reading is a crucial skill, and several strategies can help children improve their reading.
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Initiatives to tackle South Africa’s reading crisis must take the country’s realities into account.
South African opposition party leader, Mmusi Maimane, addressing the media. A viable media helps promote political accountability.
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The sustainability of the news media is a precondition for good journalism in the public interest. Thus, economic questions should form part of discussions of press freedom.
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo (centre) before the announcement that his province is being taken over by national government.
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The chaos visiting South Africa’s North-West province shows that ordinary people in rural areas have got a raw deal from ruling party.
A white-throated swallow, one of several intra-African migratory birds.
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There are hundreds of variations on the basic ‘flavour’ of bird migration.
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South Africa is the eight country in the world to adopt the ‘Twin Peaks’ model of regulating its financial services sector.
South Africa’s property regime is anchored in registered title and this can be rigid and exclusionary.
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The current debate about land reform in South Africa could open the door to reviewing urban land ownership issues.
South Africa’s police face many civil claims by crime victims.
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South Africa’s legal position regarding crime victim compensation is unsatisfactory.
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Instead of having a separate regulator just for banks, the new system creates one to prevent financial crises, the other to ensure good market conduct and consumer protection.
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A furious Twitter row between a TV personality and South African politician about slavery sheds light on the failings of arguments in 280 characters.
Freedom day marks the first time all South Africans cast their vote for a democratic government.
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This years’ Freedom Day in South Africa can signify a difference: a renewal and return to the values of the 1994 social contract
Strikes are a common sight in South Africa. Data helps to put them in context.
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Data reveals that South Africa’s strike action is lower than many other countries, and not as prolonged as politicians claim.
African countries holding elections increases the quality of civil liberties.
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The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni refuses to relinquish power.
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Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.
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Manufacturing one of the world’s most important vaccines will have several benefits for South Africa.
Great growth is possible if small-scale farmers are taken seriously.
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South Africa’s land reform programme will fail if it continues to neglect smallholder farming.
Young people don’t always know exactly what they want to study, or what their interests are. Flexibility helps.
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Curriculum structure and flexibility can play a crucial role in students’ progression and success.
The cabbage plantation on Lonwabo Jwili’s farm emerged from the toils that up-and-coming black farmers have to endure.
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South Africa’s land reform process will fail if it continues to neglect small and emerging black farmers.