Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching.
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Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
Nigerians have the lowest trust in the country’s media, thanks to widespread misinformation.
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Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages.
Buffalo in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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The economic, social and conservation reasons why hunting remains relevant in southern Africa.
X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia.
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There have been many advances made in the prevention and treatment of pneumonia, but providing for people’s basic needs can help reduce the disease burden.
A London bus displays anti-apartheid message at the height of South Africa’s isolation.
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As South Africa became an international pariah, it began working in shady ways through even more shady operators, including getting arms from the Soviet Union and China.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a recent investment summit.
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South Africa’s president has firmly thrown his weight behind the private sector. This could prove significant.
There’s huge societal value in opening up access to knowledge resources.
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Globally, the scholarly publishing system is in dire need of financial and legislative change.
South Africa needs to create more jobs - but there’s no clarity on how this might happen.
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South Africa’s job summit ignored the great chasms that exist on how to create jobs.
Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos.
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The global target to eradicate polio is being missed because a number of countries are struggling to reach high vaccine coverage.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni must walk a fiscal tightrope.
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South Africa’s finance minister has chosen to walk a tightrope rather than face tough choices about cutting expenditure or raising taxes.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni must answer several big questions about the country’s economic plans.
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The damage done during the preceding decade will have a negative effect on South Africa’s public finances and the economy for some time to come.
South African workers protesting against a proposed minimum wage earlier this year.
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Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights.
South African journalism is in the spotlight.
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South African editors and journalists failed in their ethical contract with society.
Rift Valley fever is a disease passed from mosquitoes to animals then to people.
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Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases call for a collaborative approach to surveillance.
Tik users’ teeth are often damaged by their habit.
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Extensive decay and gum disease are overlooked and under-researched effects of crystal methamphetamine.
Student expectations are influenced by their school experience, family background and communities.
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A study finds that there’s a gap between the expectation of what university would be like, and the actual experience.
Informal trading in Fordsburg, Johannesburg.
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South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.
Technology has a lot to teach kids, especially if it’s available in more than one language.
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Schools should consider offering mobile learning technology in multiple languages to help pupils learn better in subjects like maths and science
A significant number of South Africans can’t find jobs and scrounge for a living on the sidelines of the economy.
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South Africa’s jobs summit failed to acknowledge fundamental issues in the approach to development and job creation.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, introduces the country’s new Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, in Cape Town.
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South Africa’s new finance minister comes with considerable skills and political finesse needed to steer the country out of its economic quagmire.