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Less than 1 in 10 people living with a mental health condition in South Africa receive the care that they need.
The ideas about the Fourth Industrial Revolution being punted by the World Economic Forum will fail to contribute to economic growth and job creation, and will amplify existing inequalities.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, like South Africa itself, is a symbol of contradictions. While there are bad people who work for it, there are also many good ones.
More and more evidence has accumulated which shows that changes in global and regional climate over the last 50 years are almost entirely due to human influence.
The informal sector represents an opportunity to improve the lives of a large part of the workforce. Government should desist from harming livelihoods and broaden the scope of policy measures.
Of all the planets in the solar system, there’s a reason we call Earth home. It’s made of just the right stuff. It’s not too small, or too big, or too hot or too cold. It’s just right.
Oil spills from a project that's designed to harness the economic potential of South Africa's oceans are threatening the world's largest remaining African Penguin colony.
The aviation ambitions of several African countries are linked to Chinese investment.
In large ecosystems, managing elephant populations so they don't exceed a certain threshold number is arbitrary.
At present South Africa is simply placing a potentially dangerous market into the hands of criminal syndicates and international traffickers.
How South African manages the fallout from its likely downgrade by Moody's in November will determine whether the country will be forced to turn to the IMF for a bailout.
As a branch of government, the courts must naturally be accountable for the exercise of their power. The means of achieving their accountability must be balanced against their necessary independence.
Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses.
From Cape Town to Kisumu and Greater Manchester, cities around the world are seeing the benefits of festivals that celebrate traditions and people.
A lesson from the 2012 massacre of mineworkers is the need for government to retain its role as primary governance agent, enforcing clear rules and ensuring the provision of public goods and services.
The Public Protector's Office has become embroiled in political scandals under the current incumbent, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable.
South Africa's introducing coding as a school subject but until teacher education, IT infrastructure and internet connectivity issues, among others are addressed, the country has a long way to go.
South Africa has the biggest captive big cat industry in the world and it is largely unregulated.
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Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Senior researcher at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Professor in the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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Research fellow, criminologist, University of Cape Town
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
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Honorary Research Associate and Research Manager at SANCCOB, University of Cape Town
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Climate Scientist & Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Director, FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Independent Economist, University of Cape Town
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Health Economist in the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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PhD student in African Climate Risk, University of Cape Town
