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Who the taxi strike affected, where and how shows the violent reality of the city’s spatial injustice.
South Africa is one of four African countries participating in the tournament, which begins on 28 July.
More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
Social entrepreneurs aren’t all the same. Policies should be designed to reflect this.
Caracals are most likely being exposed to metals like arsenic, lead and mercury through their diet.
Aquifers are highly prevalent across Africa – but they’re not always going to be usable.
Confident chatbots could undermine trust and romance - but probably won’t. They may even enhance online dating.
The work done by the campaign before, during and after the drought remains important for the food security of Cape Town
A new exhibition in Johannesburg focuses on the beliefs and paintings of the San people.
South Africa’s policies need to do more to protect vulnerable and marginalised small-scale fishers and fishing communities.
Collaboration and good working relationships are crucial for community-based ambulance services to work.
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
The wealthy should not be allowed to opt out from their share of the costs of electricity production and Eskom’s debt.
Caracals that hunt closer to urban areas where human population density is higher, have higher levels of chemicals in their systems.
The study highlights the flimsy boundaries between different forms of violence: torture and extrajudicial punishment, lawful arrest, and an unlawful kidnapping.
Clearing alien trees from mountain catchments is a more cost-effective approach to providing water than building and maintaining desalination plants.
Clearing alien trees before the drought hit could have reduced the impact of climate change on water supply during the ‘Day Zero’ drought.
Dating on apps is the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? A Cape Town study finds Tinder complicates it further.
The study aimed to understand if and how wild chacma baboon collective behaviour changes in urban space, and what this means for their management.
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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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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Professor, School of Humanities, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
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Affiliate Full Professor, University of Washington; Research Associate, African Climate and Development Initiative and FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town; CEO, Stable Planet Alliance, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, IRES, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
