For every maternal death, there are about an additional 20 women who suffer serious injuries, infections and disabilities related to pregnancy.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on South Africa
Displaying 361 - 380 of 1753 articles
Regulations that limit fundamental human rights should be accompanied by a transparent risk and benefit analysis.
The implications of poor quality effluent being discharged into the environment are dire.
Freedom Day needs to be used by South Africans to renew their commitment to correcting their country’s faults.
The displacement of people and overcrowding that often results from flooding provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
Extra-parliamentary politics forms part of a deeper defence that will give democracy more resilience in South Africa.
When a patriarchal society is combined with a history of colonialism, women in that country are at heightened risk of gender-based violence.
Insecticide resistance is a growing threat to malaria control efforts globally. It is, thus, important to keep a close eye on vector mosquito populations in affected areas.
South Africa is one of the few malaria-endemic countries in Africa that did not see a major upsurge in malaria cases caused by COVID-related disruptions.
Sloping ground, water and clay combined to leave devastation in its wake in Durban.
Cities have the authority and duty to consider children’s rights as part of climate change responses.
The World Bank board operates on the basis of reaching decisions by consensus. This means that any executive director must earn the respect of their colleagues to affect change.
South Africa needs a more holistic approach to farming systems.
A new book places the responsibility of African growth on its leaders, people, and civil society, while also recognising the role partners like India can play in achieving its goals.
The South African Khoe-San communities are no strangers to exploitative research. One research team is trying to provide genetic ancestry results to community members. But they still face many challenges.
Africa’s outer space programme can help the continent meet its other flagship goals.
The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
Economic and energy policymakers are responsible for increasing both demand for and supply of electricity. There must be a surplus of energy which will encourage economic growth.
Inequality in organisations is difficult to shift because they are entrenched by the status quo.
Investment in green technologies in sectors which cause significant environmental pollution can create a double dividend.
Top contributors
-
Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
-
Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
-
Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
-
Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
-
Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
-
Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
-
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
-
Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
-
Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
-
Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
-
Associate professor, University of Cape Town
-
Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
