A study shows that some Cape Town gangsters choose to stand alone, preferring their independence to taking orders from a gang boss.
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COVID-19 has stretched South Africa’s public health services to capacity. In response, the services have increased their capacity through innovation.
Even after becoming an ‘ex’, former gang members must still negotiate gang associations and activities in the communities they remain in.
There aren’t a lot of studies on South Africa’s cultural economy. A new one finds a cluster of creative firms in Cape Town with high levels of innovation.
A film about Cape Town’s environmental resources features a cast as diverse as breakdancers and wetland activists - and is being used as a study aid globally.
At present South Africa is simply placing a potentially dangerous market into the hands of criminal syndicates and international traffickers.
From Cape Town to Kisumu and Greater Manchester, cities around the world are seeing the benefits of festivals that celebrate traditions and people.
Successes by the army and police on the Cape Flats will depend entirely on levels of cooperation established on an ad hoc basis.
The biggest problem with using the military to fight rime is that soldiers are not trained for law enforcement, but warfare, using maximum force.
The fervour over plastic waste is not as informed as it ought to be. It is time to focus on more significant dangers to the environment.
With partnerships between landowners, the government and businesses, South Africa can invest in its wetlands and boost the country’s potable water reserves.
How African penguins and their chicks’ respond to fish availability informs marine conservation.
Household rat poison is endangering caracals, and other wildlife species in Cape Town, that prey on poisoned rodents. If not managed, this can negatively alter the region’s ecosystem.
Gayle remains as popular as ever – but it has evolved, shifted and become a language spoken by more than just gay men.
Violence is very common on South Africa’s various taxi routes.
At local level some congregations are bravely creating alternative models where LGBTIQ people can feel safe and be accepted
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
Sarah Baartman’s name can be elevated to the highest point of the University of Cape Town’s campus, but if her legacy isn’t built into each classroom and interaction the honour is hollow.
Failure by South Africa’s municipalities to provide housing for the poor violates a Constitutional Court ruling.
In Terry Kurgan’s book family history, however tortuous, is subsumed into a greater history of the greatest atrocity.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Distinguished Professor of Conservation Ecology, Stellenbosch University
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, IRES, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Antarctic Studies, School of Humanities, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Affiliate Full Professor of Environmental & Societal Futures and Conservation Biology, University of Washington, Bothell
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Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity, Western Sydney University
