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The Ruki River supplies dissolved carbon from forest vegetation and soils to the Congo River.
Regular floods are washing away parts of KwaZulu-Natal faster than they can be rebuilt.
South Africa’s challenge is how to break the cycle of people becoming locked in chronic unemployment who may not be employable in the long term.
World famous pastor offered ordinary Nigerians a spiritual explanation for their predicaments: economic hardship made them vulnerable to his power.
More tools are available to collate biodiversity data that can be used for conservation decision making.
Contrary to popular beliefs, salt extraction has never been detrimental to the survival of the pink lake; instead, it prevents its asphyxiation.
Qanats are an ancient system which could be a useful way of getting water to farms in arid areas.
Recycled plastics are not safe if the chemicals used in creating them in the first place are harmful.
Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
Just three plant species – wheat, maize and rice – account for 60% of all food eaten globally. A crop science expert argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived.
It takes a family to raise a child. Vulnerable children should not be treated in isolation. Family-centred interventions usually meet the complex needs of children.
Ghana’s power generation mix is still not meeting national needs.
The solo journey of a queer, black woman across the continent makes fascinating reading.
Risk-based taxes set tax rates based on the risk to health of tobacco and nicotine by relying on scientific evidence.
Given the dangers of mercury toxicity and the high exposure of miners and their communities, solutions are needed to reduce their exposure.
Mindfulness, being in the present moment, is often achieved through meditation, the practice of sitting still and focusing on the breath. Both help relieve feelings of anxiety and depression
The plant’s African past provides insight into emerging issues in humanity’s interactions with cannabis.
Few film-makers imagined Black women as a primary audience. This has changed over time.
Sunburn can cause cancer, heat stroke and changes to the immune system. Choosing the right sun protection, even for darker skin, is more complicated than it looks.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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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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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC 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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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
