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There’s a significant variation in how companies, including multinationals, respond to South Africa’s black economic empowerment policies.
The collapse of local government in small towns is beginning to affect investment in farming, and the ability of agribusinesses to operate.
This is a crucial dinosaur for palaeontologists; the variety of fossils available means researchers can study the species’ growth through its whole life span.
The pandemic has heightened existing weaknesses in South Africa’s skills training regime.
Promoting entrepreneurship will help reduce unemployment in South Africa. But the government has to step up its game.
Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
The reasons for the hesitancy to donate blood are complex and include a fear of needles and lack of awareness. Awareness and education drives to dispel the fear of donating are important.
A successful rollout isn’t just about the physical points where people can get the vaccinations. It’s also about having a trained workforce to administer them.
Southern African countries have been slow in embracing solar energy but this is changing.
Sharks grow slowly and produce few young compared to bony fishes. In many cases, this means that their populations are fished out faster than can be replenished if not well managed.
Vishnu Padayachee’s contribution to economics in South Africa is unmatched.
South Africa’s approach to smoking doesn’t adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
Companies being required to go public with information about executive and workers pay packets is increasingly becoming the norm.
Gauteng citizens need to know the uncomfortable truth: for the next six years, their water supplies will increasingly have to be restricted.
Each province and district in South Africa has allocated persons responsible for investigating adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.
Two social impact bonds that have concluded in South Africa showed that they got innovation going where it was desperately needed.
A ban on sugary drinks sale and advertisements in schools is likely to hold more promise in improving the diets of children and help prevent obesity in children than voluntary actions.
In 2019, 89,834 people died of diabetes. This number exceeds the capacity of Soccer City, the biggest football stadium in South Africa.
The process will take months, if it’s even approved. But just the threat of waiving intellectual property rights could spur faster action.
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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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
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
