Fruit production of shea is limited by lack of pollination and this limitation is greater at sites with less tree and shrub diversity.
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Fruit production of shea is often limited by a lack of pollination which is more pronounced in places with less tree and shrub diversity.
Profit margins in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry have been under pressure long before the COVID-19 lockdown.
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The role of government should be to improve and reorganise this sector to address the needs of users. The proposed national operational subsidy is an opportunity to do precisely that.
A policeman stands guard during a protest by minibus taxi operators against a new bus service for Johannnesburg.
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It is vital that the latest move by government towards restructuring succeeds in making the industry safe, reliable and viable, contributing to the country’s economy.
Older people in urban informal settlements live in poor socioeconomic conditions.
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The higher pace of demographic ageing and the noncommunicable diseases that come with it call for new management approaches.
Conditions like HIV, TB, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase the risk of pulmonary hypertension.
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Delayed or late pulmonary hypertension diagnosis is sadly fatal because even specialised treatments will be ineffective at such a progressed stage of the disease.
As a result of lockdown, many people had already lost their jobs.
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An overwhelming majority of respondents didn’t think that their life under lockdown and wider pandemic conditions affected their mental health.
Detail of a photograph by Anne Fischer, Cape Town, c. 1940s.
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Two striking images - from the 1940s and the 1960s - help reveal the rich but still emerging history of street photography in the country.
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A man went to court to stop the call to prayer from a neighbouring property in Durban, South Africa. Here's what happened.
Ghanaian voters are among the most sophisticated in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Political social responsibility has benefits for parties and candidates across the political spectrum.
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The gap between predictions of COVID-19 deaths in Africa and what has actually happened is staggering.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma at the Zondo Commission in July 2020.
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Claiming a right to determine reality by mere say-so is becoming increasingly commonplace, but we should never get used to it.
Gambians celebrate the departure of former strongman Yahya Jammeh in front of an armoured vehicle manned by West African troops in early 2017.
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The rejection of the bill on its merits means that Gambians will not get to see this version of the 2020 draft constitution in a future referendum.
Understakers have had to take special precautions following a spike in COVID-19 related burials.
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While restrictions on civil and political liberties may be necessary to protect lives, human rights law requires that they go no further than what’s strictly necessary to achieve this goal.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, holding a placard, leading a protest in Lagos.
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Religion has often been a key motivation for philanthropy and economic fairness. Africans in the diaspora champion this.
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), arrives at Parliament wearing a hard hat and overall to show solidarity with coal mine workers.
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From red berets to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
Child mortality rates in the country are high.
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Health surveillance assistants provide services in village clinics, mainly by assessing signs and symptoms in sick children. An electronic community case management app could make their job easier.
Ghana has invested heavily in its parliamentary democracy.
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An open candidate selection process would provide less incentive for the issuance of material benefits to only a few delegates while the constituency is neglected.
A lot is still uncertain about breastfeeding practices in South Africa.
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Breastfeeding support programmes need to engage more with the challenges that mothers face.
Play is a crucial element of children’s development.
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The women in our study knew that play was important, although they didn’t see it as an independent behaviour to be encouraged or promoted.
A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land.
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Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
These fossil trackways resemble the tracks left by flamingos today, but are bigger. Just above the scale bar one can see (more faintly) the ‘tramline traces’ made by the ancient birds’ stomping action.
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One avian track, probably made by a large gull or a small goose, was found in sediments that have been dated to about 400,000 years. That makes it the oldest avian track reported from southern Africa.
Sixty years after independence, Nigeria has yet to achieve its potential.
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Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
African leaders blunt the transformative power of smartphones through censorship and internet shutdowns.
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The full benefits of digital democracy are being thwarted by digital exclusion that is driven by the high cost of data.
What does a more desirable future for people and the planet look like.
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What are the visions that reflect the diverse values that nature holds for people?
US President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.
The Global Gag Rule transcends abortion and exacerbates weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Kenyan health system.