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The South African government must act on the ineffective and politics-ridden system of land leases and ensure that beneficiaries are getting secure land rights.
Zimbabwe’s climate action plan is on track to check emissions and promote development. Other countries can learn from it.
Better monitoring of groundwater is important for sustainable management.
The early Nelson comes across as a man consumed by insecurity and ambition, plagued by inner strife and anger.
Negative emotions, especially regret, are seldom expressed when talking about motherhood.
Women’s representation in Zimbabwe’s parliament has declined in spite of a quota imposed in 2013.
Using centuries of indigenous knowledge along with modern healthcare could benefit more people.
Not just a great jazz singer, Sylvia Mdunyelwa was also an activist, educator, broadcaster and actress.
Contrary to popular views, it was not just uneducated and socially deviant individuals who were engaged in cannabis farming or trade.
TB is the single most deadly infectious killer of humankind. New research shows food and proper nutrition work like a vaccine against the disease.
When people living with HIV in Nigeria receive support from close friends, they are less likely to experience stigma and associated poor health outcomes.
Coastlines need to be recognised as dynamic, shifting environments rather than as environments that need to be controlled and managed.
COVID-19-related support only reduced the negative impact of the pandemic on financial capital, and not on the other forms of capital
Pain in a thousand stitches; depicting a society where women live in constant fear of being attacked.
With three world records to her name, Faith Kipyegon is competing for two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has not faced official investigation or prosecution over his role in Operation Gukurahundi – 40 years on.
Methods that don’t rely on insecticides are needed to bolster the fight against mosquito-borne diseases.
Almost one in three teen mothers do not return to school. Cash incentives help get them back, but affordable day-care is essential too.
Rural women in Nigeria circumvent patriarchy to make decisions on their healthcare.
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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
