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Managing the newest form of academic deceit will require hard work from established academia and a renewed commitment to integrity from university communities.
The nuclear deal South Africa signed with Russia is set to be massively expensive and comes with a fair amount of risks.
South Africa’s lack of a clear policy direction, poor leadership, corruption and electricity supply problems will be the major constraints to its economic growth over the next 20 years.
Ancient hospitality rituals could teach us a thing or two about how to respect the people arriving on our shores.
Despite improvements, there are still millions of people without adequate sanitation in Africa. Sustainable solutions that can be replicated elsewhere are being developed in South Africa.
The Anti-Apartheid Movement reminds us that ordinary people can make a difference in the fight for workers’ rights, even halfway across the planet.
To address corruption in the South African health sector, a combination of political will with an effective government, citizen involvement and advocacy is needed.
South Africa does some amazing research but cannot share it globally because of restrictive copyright laws or unreasonable policies and embargo periods set by publishers that limit their audience.
There will be a quantum leap in securing online confidentiality with key distribution technology.
Community health workers are finally being formally integrated into the health system – but they need support to make an impact.
With South Africa’s consumption levels higher than the worldwide average, interventions to change the country’s drinking habits are critical.
Concert organisers began to compete for government contracts. Often these contracts came with conditions as to who, among musicians, was desirable at government events.
Women need to start believing in themselves to be successful. Men own their success but women attribute it to external factors. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg learned this a while back.
It may have been a cultural tradition to use tempera paint that contained traces of milk on bodies according to a discovery at Sibudu Caves in KwaZulu Natal.
Without insects the food chain would diminish and we would have very little fruit and vegetables to eat.
Eradicating the last 1% of polio cases in the world requires an endgame plan centred on immunisation and surveillance.
The strategy of Brazil, Russia, India and China towards African development seems to be muddled with selfish national interests. Their focus is on areas critical to the growth of their economies.
One in five workers in South Africa is poor. The plight of the working poor has wide implications. Employers have a responsibility to ensure a minimum level of decent wages.
Although Sierra Leone is not yet officially ebola-free, there are significant improvements. Economic recovery discussions have also started. Care needs to be taken to ensure broader societal benefit.
Biological control is the best way to combat aquatic weeds in African water.
Flexible learning and teaching can help those who want to study while working. It requires structural changes and attitude shifts within universities and companies whose employees want to study.
The South African gender pay gap is estimated, on average, to be between 15% and 17%. Employers are benefiting unduly from the historic undervaluing of women’s skills and contributions.
The positive impact of the polio eradication initiatives on the continent can be felt across the health sector in other health programmes.
Initiatives to attract and retain women in science must overcome chauvinism and other obstacles to succeed.