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South Africa’s national electricity plan is being finalised. A scientist argues that an energy mix of nuclear, clean coal, renewable energy and gas is urgently needed to end 15 years of power cuts.
A higher consumption of sugar leads to worse health outcomes, so we need to be mindful of the added sugar we eat.
Meat from sheep that graze in South Africa’s Karoo and France’s Mont Saint-Michel lamb is deemed special.
Two out of five cases of TB remain undiagnosed. A test using a skin patch could help change that.
Mycotoxins contamination causes health issues. Paying attention to storage of agricultural produce can save many lives.
Same-sex relationships in Zulu culture are perceived as taboo and unAfrican. Some men who have sex with men avoid seeking care at health clinics.
Conservation of biodiversity is in the hands of humans but artificial intelligence can help guide decisions.
People should minimise contact with birds in areas affected by bird flu viruses, including farms and settings where live animals may be sold or slaughtered.
Seven African countries have managed to reduce TB deaths by a third.
Free secondary educational policy in Ghana is worthwhile but struggles to keep up with quality.
Almost 25% of all farmland previously owned by white landowners has been restored, redistributed to black South Africans, or moved away to state ownership.
About 60% of the human body is made up of water. Excessive water loss can be fatal.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Nigeria’s forest resources have dwindled and are in danger of disappearing in a few decades if nothing is done to save them.
If Africa built only all the renewable power plants it has already planned, this would be enough to generate 76% of all electricity needed on the continent by 2040.
South Africa’s national survey of food and nutrition security identifies the areas most in need.
By reporting this new way that future antivenoms can fail, the research has highlighted a problem with current antivenom testing recommendations.
Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
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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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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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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
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
