The Southern African Development Community does not have a remarkable record of military interventions in civil conflicts in the region.
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We now know that Bokoni Phase I was built as early as the 15th century – before the arrival of European colonisation or trade.
Companies being required to go public with information about executive and workers pay packets is increasingly becoming the norm.
Gauteng citizens need to know the uncomfortable truth: for the next six years, their water supplies will increasingly have to be restricted.
Women have been affected by the pandemic more than men in many ways. Policies should reflect this.
Spurred by the impetus of the #MeToo movement, South Africa’s is the latest film and TV industry to introduce intimacy protocols to guide how intimate scenes are conceived and executed.
A ban on sugary drinks sale and advertisements in schools is likely to hold more promise in improving the diets of children and help prevent obesity in children than voluntary actions.
Rob Davies is critical of economic policy, starting with the Mandela administration. He reserves particular criticism for its macroeconomic policy framework introduced in 1996.
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By looking at the eye bones and ear canals of extinct dinosaurs, researchers show that a small ancient predator likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl.
Noise-induced hearing loss is an occupational health hazard. It remains a prevalent condition in the South African mining industry.
Distrust of the electoral commission runs deep in the opposition, which may well lead to increased tensions ahead of and following the polls.
Ultimately, these studies will help us to make sense of how the pandemic is reshaping higher education.
Waste reclaimers save South African municipalities up to R748 million a year in landfill space. Without them, the country’s recycling economy would not exist.
Government support for farmers, higher rainfall and grain imports have helped sub-Saharan Africa stave off food insecurity, but the region isn’t out of the woods yet.
Eggs can remain in the soil for several years with the embryos waiting to receive sufficient moisture to complete development. This results in synchronised hatching when there’s sufficient rain.
Governments must take urgent action to prevent noncommunicable diseases from becoming an uncontrollable epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation offers a potential solution.
Without reliable, local and timely data, countries will miss the potential of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation as a public health intervention.
Implementing a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in all African countries will require sufficient political will and support from civil society.
Africa’s urban challenges are increasingly well known and documented. But the amount of data produced on urban Africa still pales in comparison to other parts of the world.
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Science Communication Officer, GENUS, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Poet and lecturer in Creative Writing, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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GENUS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Systems Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
