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March 15, 2024
Karine Scheuermaier , University of the Witwatersrand ; Alison Bentley , University of the Witwatersrand ; Dale Rae , University of Cape Town ; Francesco Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas , University of the Witwatersrand ; Gosia Lipinska , University of Cape Town ; Jonathan Davy , Rhodes University ; Joshua Davimes , University of the Witwatersrand ; Nomathemba Chandiwana , University of the Witwatersrand , and Oluwatosin Olorunmoteni , Obafemi Awolowo University
Le sommeil est un élément essentiel de la vie. Que se passe-t-il lorsque l'on ne dort pas assez et comment s'assurer que l'on dort suffisamment ?
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March 14, 2024
Karine Scheuermaier , University of the Witwatersrand ; Alison Bentley , University of the Witwatersrand ; Dale Rae , University of Cape Town ; Francesco Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas , University of the Witwatersrand ; Gosia Lipinska , University of Cape Town ; Jonathan Davy , Rhodes University ; Joshua Davimes , University of the Witwatersrand ; Nomathemba Chandiwana , University of the Witwatersrand , and Oluwatosin Olorunmoteni , Obafemi Awolowo University
Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
Photo of the megamouth that was found off East Africa. Wildlife Conservation Society, Tanzania Marine Programme.
Across the world, fewer than 280 megamouth sharks have ever been seen. The first sighting in east Africa has just come to light.
Cover detail of the book Guerrillas and Combative Mothers.
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The interviews in this book offer firsthand insights into women’s participation in the armed struggle against apartheid.
Drone view of men with fishing rods on the beach at Gqeberha, South Africa.
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Increased interest in recreational fishing with drones has led to concern about its environmental and social impact.
John Hlatywayo has passed away at the age of 96.
Courtesy Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti
He worked tirelessly to promote art and teach artists.
Students are not adopting digital and AI-powered tools uncritically.
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Students often use generative AI tools for engaged learning. They have a critical and nuanced understanding of these tools.
The Ora Loapi space at the 2023 Joburg Art Fair featured Shepherd Ndudzo’s work.
Courtesy Ora Loapi
His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
A giraffe seahorse (Hippocampus camelopardalis ).
Louw Claassens
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many weird and wonderful seahorses and pipefish. But they’re under threat.
Des pêcheurs font tourner un bateau sur le lac Victoria au Kenya. Le lac est recouvert d'une plante aquatique, la jacinthe d'eau.
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Le nouveau rapport sur les espèces exotiques envahissantes ne se concentre pas uniquement sur les problèmes. Il propose également des solutions.
Fishermen turning a boat on Lake Victoria in Kenya. The lake is covered by the aquatic plant water hyacinth.
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The new report on alien invasive species doesn’t just concentrate on problems. It also offers solutions.
White sharks are migrating to survive. Morne Hardenberg.
South Africa’s white shark population is not in decline but migrating to survive.
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at her impeachment hearing in Cape Town.
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Past controversies and their impacts show how important it is to make the right appointment to the position.
From left Neo Magagula, Ntando Zondi, Senzo Radebe and Sibonile Ngubane in the forthcoming South African TV series Shaka iLembe.
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Shaka iLembe hits TV screens on 18 June. The Zulu leader has never been portrayed as a real man - hopefully this time he will be.
Universities should be in the business of fostering understanding.
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Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
China’s President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin cement bonds at the Kremlin in March.
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The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
A caracal monitored by the Urban Caracal Project, TMC33 Hermes, walks across a pipeline in Cape Town.
Kris Marx
Caracals are most likely being exposed to metals like arsenic, lead and mercury through their diet.
Fetching water is a chore, but some women also said it was a welcome opportunity to be in nature.
Tony Dold
Experiencing nature helps people in times of joy and pain. However, inequity of access to green spaces means that South Africans cannot enjoy nature when they need to.
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Most farmworkers were not even aware that the farm they worked on was Fairtrade certified.
Moffat Takadiwa, left, and curator Fadzai Muchemwa in front of the work Bhiro ne Bepa on his solo show Vestiges of Colonialism.
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Using found materials from dump sites, the large scale works examine the residues of colonialism.