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Extensive decay and gum disease are overlooked and under-researched effects of crystal methamphetamine.
Various attempts have been made to complete Cape Town’s Foreshore Freeway scheme. A new approach is needed.
Cape Town faced down “Day Zero” earlier this year, but that doesn’t mean its water system is resilient. Other cities should also take note.
Bangalore’s forgotten water wells are being revived, to help the city overcome centuries-old supply issues.
As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
Governing parties and officials need to take note of the frustration being expressed by ordinary South Africans.
The sustainability of the news media is a precondition for good journalism in the public interest. Thus, economic questions should form part of discussions of press freedom.
Invasive alien species that costs South Africa’s economy billions can be eliminated.
Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security.
The drought in Cape Town has taught the city some valuable lessons.
Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account Africa’s huge infrastructure deficit.
South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution.
Cape Town is testing new strategies to nudge domestic users into reducing their water use.
In periods of water stress, farmers need support, research assistance and empathy from governments and competing water users.
Day Zero will be the start of active water rationing when taps will be cut off and people will have to go to collection sites.
The poor management of South Africa’s water is affecting the entire country.
Cities all over the world are facing growing challenges to provide clean, reliable water. And many of the fixes, such as desalination plants, have a huge carbon footprint.
Global examples show South Africa that desalination could increase water output.
Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane’s takeover of responsibility for tackling the Western Cape water crisis blurs party and state lines.
Top contributors
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Distinguished Professor of Conservation Ecology, Stellenbosch University
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, IRES, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Antarctic Studies, School of Humanities, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Affiliate Full Professor of Environmental & Societal Futures and Conservation Biology, University of Washington, Bothell
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Paul James is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity, Western Sydney University
