Some of the things we discard - like urine - can actually be useful resources.
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Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
Scavengers play an important but often poorly understood role in how fast bodies decompose.
Steinhoff was the darling of investors, asset managers, analysts and financial journalists. But its success was built on shaky foundations.
The main reason land reform in South Africa has been lethargic is not the Constitution, but a flawed approach.
South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided.
Unrealistic expectations about what commissions can achieve comes from the fact that they're often confused with courts of law.
For William Kentridge, searching and erasure serves as a model for understanding our place in the world.
There's been significant advances in mental health genetics research, but Africa has largely been excluded.
We don't have the data in developing countries, and in global statistics to know if the digital divide is being closed.
South Africa's president has firmly thrown his weight behind the private sector. This could prove significant.
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at Sunday Times occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
It's vital for academics in South Africa to start asking deep questions that examine what decolonialism could look like in their teaching.
Turning prisons into a market opportunity could open them up to corruption.
Pik Botha defended apartheid and South Africa's occupation of Namibia, but in the end helped end both.
South Africa's jobs summit failed to acknowledge fundamental issues in the approach to development and job creation.
El proyecto Global State of Young Scientists Africa investiga los desafíos que conforman las trayectorias profesionales de los jóvenes científicos africanos.
Deworming needs to be accompanied by health awareness campaigns in order to reduce diseases from parasitic worms.
For hot, dry and water-stressed countries like Botswana and Namibia, high temperatures and droughts will be more severe than the global average.
Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
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Professor and Director of The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Post doctoral research fellow, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer: Water Quality Engineering, University of Cape Town
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PhD, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Media Studies and Director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Senior lecturer, Division of Geomatics, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
