Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.
Moving surplus rhinos to set up new populations, and hunting small numbers of males encourages population growth and range expansion.
Michael 't Sas-Rolfes
Namibia’s refusal to condemn Russia undermines the credibility of its claims to support sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination of all nations.
The problem is that communities who continue to be most affected by the violent past have not been involved in negotiations.
Emperor moth cocoon rattles on the ankles of a ritual dancer, Kalahari, 1959.
Jurgen Schadeberg, courtesy Claudia Schadeberg via Rock Art Research Institute, Wits University
Studying these deposits gives scientists information about how past environments change. That, in turn, gives us informed estimates on how climates and environments will change in the near future.
Vaccinating domestic dogs is a successful and cost-effective way to prevent rabies in dogs.
Sarah Cleaveland
Domestic dogs have been shown to be the only species necessary to maintain rabies across most of Africa. This means that dog vaccination should control the disease in all species.
Unemployed men seek casual jobs from passers-by on a road in Cape Town, South Africa.
EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma
Recent developments in the organisation of production have led to the decline of wage employment across much of the world.
Beatrice Masilingi (left) celebrates with her Namibian teammate and silver medal winner Christine Mboma at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
The controversy over female athletes being tested for testosterone levels is not just a contested scientific issue but also one of human rights.
Consulting with the communities that have suffered the most harm from past acts of mass violence is a key part of a successful reparations process.
Steven Senne/AP
By eliminating the less fit individuals over time, predation can drive the population to increasing fitness in terms of survival and reproductive success.
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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
Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria