The fossil fuel industry depends on massive government support, which makes the public foot the bill for a harmful and uncompetitive industry.
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Now that South Africa no longer ascribes to a nuclear energy future, it is legitimate to consider what to do with its nuclear research facility.
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A significant change in political mentality is required to shore up one of Africa's leading lights.
Research on crocodile attacks can provide insights into when and where they attack, and who they attack.
South Africans may well be seduced by the prospect of Zuma appearing at the Zondo commission, but he was not alone in driving the state capture project.
A human rights approach offers central banks a new tool for understanding the true costs and benefits of their operations.
Agriculture appears to carry a stronger set of negative stigmas than other careers, but this is only half the story.
There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about Bissau-Guinean politics going forward.
The rapid invasion is a major threat to the environment and rural people’s livelihoods.
South Africa's rural communities where mining licenses have been granted are often excluded from consultations and bear the brunt having their environment and livelihoods destroyed.
The fervour over plastic waste is not as informed as it ought to be. It is time to focus on more significant dangers to the environment.
Politicians oppose toll roads on Johannesburg's highways, yet they are textbook example of progressive taxation that favours the poor.
There have been some positive strides made in getting smallholders involved in digital agriculture in Africa
South Africa's economic reforms of the 1990s were overdone, destroying some industries and thus impacting economic growth and job creation. A re-balancing of industrial policy is called for.
It's hoped that this new aviation legal framework will help Ghana to improve its reputation and performance in all sorts of safety and compliance measures.
The story of Asameni and Christiansborg Castle’s keys reveals the complexities of decisions taken during the transatlantic slave trade.
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Each year 50 000 people from 89 countries, in every continent except Antarctica, die from leishmaniasis, an ancient neglected disease.
The threat posed by measles is on the rise again in a number of countries in the world. One of them is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Salt consumption in China is among the highest in the world.
At best, planting trees won't be enough on its own to slow climate change. At worst, it's a dangerous distraction.
They reflect wider concerns about the US – and its leaders.
As the field of animal law continues growing, so does public awareness of the problems with inconsistent ways that Canadian law protects some animals, while leaving others behind.
We are living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself.
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