There is no specific policy guiding the prevention and management of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa.
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Students suffer the double burden of malnutrition - hunger and obesity. This results in stress, ill health, poor academic results and increased drop-out rates.
The IFP’s constitution provides that the nomination of national office bearers be approved by the branches. But this was not done in the nomination of its new president.
Top-down reforms like those proposed in the NHI Bill need to be complemented by a bottom-up process of health system strengthening.
This book is a booster to morale. It tells South Africans they can enjoy the impressive economic growth they once achieved.
The already extremely fragile political condition cannot handle any further instability and chaos.
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Episode two of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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In episode 2 of The Conversation's new podcast series, we look at how people reacted to the moon landing – and why some still believe it was a hoax.
Teacher training and support, appropriate localised content, technical support and safety and security must all be prioritised.
Paid employment is no longer a guarantee that workers will earn enough to cover their basic needs and become relatively secure financially. Hence the global phenomenon of the working poor.
Despite its endurance, the Democratic Alliance still hasn’t found a firm foothold to grow the votes in South Africa’s changing political landscape.
The diameter of the Milky Way is a billion billion kilometres.
The FF+‘s constituency is overwhelmingly Afrikaner white Protestants. But, it appears to have made inroads among coloured conservatives.
Rebuilding informal settlements after a disaster must be done through learning from those who live in the settlements.
South Africa has the world’s largest white minority living under black rule.Colour line tensions might remain a feature of the country’s political landscape.
Sharing expertise and experiences of different health and social care professionals can improve health care.
Violence is very common on South Africa’s various taxi routes.
Little is known about how many people transition between the informal and formal sectors, a phenomenon called “churning”.
South Africa needs to urgently step up its efforts to drive economic growth by harnassing the power of the state, as well as the markets.
Controversy around Winnie Madikizela-Mandela continues in death as it did in life.
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Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape
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Associate research scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of the Western Cape
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Information Systems Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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PhD candidate with the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer: Interprofessional Education Unit, University of the Western Cape
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Dean of Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape
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Teaching and Learning Specialist, University of the Western Cape
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
