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A reintrodução de tartarugas gigantes em Madagascar, encontradas pela última vez na ilha há 600 anos, pode ajudar a ilha a mitigar as mudanças climáticas.
Despite cold temperatures, water was relatively abundant in much of the southern hemisphere during ice ages.
Re-wilding Madagascar with giant tortoises last found on the island 600 years ago could help the island mitigate climate change.
Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
The judgment will also benefit spouses in Muslim marriages, which were legally recognised in a 2022 Constitutional Court judgment.
Many South Africans have a strong personal relationship with Nelson Mandela. The planned auction felt like a transgression of the moral boundary of familial respect.
The Agulhas long-billed lark builds nests on the ground in endangered fynbos vegetation. Here’s how it is surviving.
More tools are available to collate biodiversity data that can be used for conservation decision making.
Poverty, insecurity and a naive and misguided drugs policy have led to a virtual civil war in Ecuador.
One criticism of current 3D models of archaeological sites is that they are presented devoid of human traces and history.
Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
The benefits of creative writing are particularly important in countries where there’s a need to build a caring society and there are limited resources.
Students often use generative AI tools for engaged learning. They have a critical and nuanced understanding of these tools.
La régularisation de la libre circulation des personnes à travers les frontières africaines est l'un des grands défis de développement du continent.
Regularising freer movement of people across African borders is one of the continent’s great developmental challenges.
Répondre aux défis sociétaux et promouvoir le développement durable sont une préoccupation particulièrement urgente pour les universités africaines.
A conflict resolution expert – and rugby fan – explains how the game can restore spectacle and avoid farcical and dangerous mismatches due to players being sent off.
Responding to societal challenges and promoting sustainable development is an especially pressing concern for African universities.
The exhibit offers a close look at the problematic history of palaeoanthropology.
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Professor of Development Finance & Insurance, University of Cape Town
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Director of Sleep Science and associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Research Officer / EIDM Specialist, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Water and Production Economics Research Unit, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Senior Scientific Advisor, University of Cape Town
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Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, University of Cape Town
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Doctoral student FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
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Climate Scientist and Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Consultant, University of Cape Town
