The death toll stands at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all ages.
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As the bushfire royal commission examines whether to expand the use of indigenous fire techniques, overseas countries are already on board.
According to the estimates by the World Health Organisation, Africa is one of two regions – along with the Eastern Mediterranean region – where smoking rates are on the rise.
Without a clear framework within which decisions can be made, heritage resources will forever be threatened by development.
South Africa’s disaster management plan targets the most vulnerable. But it needs to respond in a more deliberate way when it comes to people with disabilities.
Downgrades have a devastating effect on economies that are already strained. The decision to downgrade during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic must be challenged.
Predominant public sentiment remains largely anti-homosexual and overshadows constitutionally guaranteed rights in Africa.
In Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho more than 1 in 5 children are HIV-exposed but uninfected. A coordinated strategy is needed to ensure all children reach their developmental potential.
A survey of San ostrich eggshell beads - a common find at archaeological sites - paints a bigger picture of hunter-gatherers, herders and shifting cultural tradition.
A retrospective exhibition displays the key works from the life and times of activist and artist Judy Seidman. She has used political posters as a galvanising force in the fight against injustice.
It’s imperative that we understand what creates and sustains the delta for the future management of the system.
The Khamas have dominated Botswana’s politics since the 1870s, but they are now a discredited, spent force.
It’s likely our species doesn’t actually have a single origin.
Genetic analysis has traced the evolutionary footsteps of modern humans all the way back to a prehistoric wetland that spanned parts of modern-day Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Serious challenges lie ahead for Botswana’s governing party as it celebrates retaining power.
In large ecosystems, managing elephant populations so they don’t exceed a certain threshold number is arbitrary.
As the ultimate custodians, it is urgent that African countries with elephants take
ownership of the processes at CITES.
The recent ruling to decriminalize same sex behaviour in Botswana may have a positive impact on the rest of southern Africa.
Africa’s democracies have grown stronger during a period in which the world is backsliding on democracy.
In light of Botswana’s decision to allow trophy hunting again, new evidence suggests elephant poaching has been on the rise.
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Professor, North-West University
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Senior lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences and Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
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Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences Research (CSSR)/Afrobarometer Assistant Project Manager for Southern Africa, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC 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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UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
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