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High unemployment rates are among South Africa’s biggest challenges. Three of the president’s advisors talk through what is needed to change the status quo.
Queen Elizabeth adjusted with aplomb and good grace – personally and as monarch – as countries achieved their independence from Britain.
The African continent is a rich repository for dinosaur fossils, including teeth and track marks.
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A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
Creating employment and fighting corruption are two of the subjects discussed in the wide ranging discussion.
South Africa’s healthcare services are overburdened. But this is not because of non-nationals.
To understand the perceptions of TB patients about their quality of life, it’s useful to have a comparison with “apparently healthy” people.
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People in South Africa felt anxious and stressed during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The South African Revenue Service is on a path to rebuild itself.
South Africa should ensure that changes to energy efficient vehicles is done in a way that creates jobs and protects workers.
The most prominent economic legacy of Kenyatta’s government is runaway public debt.
New towns have had a better track record in places of rapid economic and population growth, such as east Asian countries.
Berdarah panas adalah kunci dari apa yang membuat mamalia seperti sekarang ini. Itu sebabnya berolahraga ketika muncul pada nenek moyang mamalia penting.
The wealthy should not be allowed to opt out from their share of the costs of electricity production and Eskom’s debt.
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Innovation in the digital space is not necessarily working for people in the global south.
Mozambique’s trade unions have not been a strong force in society – which has left a space for others to fill.
The strategy outlined by the US Secretary of State marks a fresh beginning in US-Africa relations.
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Science Communication Officer, GENUS, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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GENUS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Systems Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
