Twenty years ago, Brazil and South Africa were in a similar position when it comes to inequality. Brazil has made significant progress in addressing this, but South Africa hasn’t.
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To turn around the performance of South Africa’s health system and make it more equal, there are three challenges that need to be addressed.
Will Thomas Piketty’s visit to South Africa trigger the rewriting of the country’s recent economic history? His analysis and ideas on how to address inequality are hard to ignore.
As we mark World Alzheimer’s Day, research shows that tackling non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension could reduce the caseload.
Everything you need to know about rugby’s biggest event.
If the continent is to grasp the science and technology revolution, then governments should take the lead in both policy formulation and implementation.
South Africa is seismically stable and should consider mining geothermal plants to solve its energy crisis.
The impact that the system of conscription had on the roughly 600,000 white men who became both pawns and agents of the apartheid state has seldom been publicly acknowledged.
I spent most of August 2015 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia – a depressing and mournful tour indeed. The place I stayed in South Africa, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, is atypical. I am almost…
The future is not bleak as long as the government recognises the importance of and continues investing in science.
Pre-service teachers are learning a great deal about their own skills and the challenges of the job through a part of their curriculum that approaches training differently.
The nuclear deal South Africa signed with Russia is set to be massively expensive and comes with a fair amount of risks.
The San are caught between a rock and an art place. While they face an uncertain future, myths and meaning come under the spotlight in a new book.
The general response to carbon tax is not a positive one, but it may be something South Africa will need to accept.
What does it really mean to be “ready” for university? Research involving more than 3000 high school learners and first year university students have tried to answer this complex question.
Dropping fences can help the fight against poaching by inviting the people living in surrounding areas to take care of the animals.
South Africa’s agricultural industry has struggled over the past 20 years due to the country’s rush to liberalise the sector while other countries continued to support their farmers.
In the science world, laboratories are essential but safety precautions should be taken to prevent any incidents like the Ebola outbreak or biochemical attacks.
For South Africa to reduce its stillbirth rate in line with its international pledges, it will have to scale up its several of its maternal health programmes.
There are valuable and authentic wisdom traditions in all cultures. How can indigenous knowledge be woven into the existing science curriculum?
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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 Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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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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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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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
