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South Africa has recorded two consecutive GDP contractions. What does it mean?
Tackling the challenge of stunting in South Africa needs a convergence of science and policy along with better coordination at all levels of government.
Democracy is in a parlous state in many countries in southern Africa. Autocrats hold onto power, while electorates have little to choose from at the polls.
South African geneticists and international counterparts have traced the origins of a genetic peeling disorder, Oudtshoorn skin, and discovered the mutation that causes it.
The state of democracy isn’t looking good in southern Africa – but these countries’ Western ‘partners’ don’t really seem to care.
More must be done to develop mechanisms based on intrinsic motivations of committed, quality academics. It’s important to limit the harms currently being caused by rent seeking.
For a military battle whose outcome is still hotly contested 30 years later, the impact was so remarkably clear – independence for Namibia, peace for Angola and the death knell for apartheid.
The drama caused by the return of Brain Molefe into South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, signals a failure of accountability and corporate governance within the public sector.
South Africa’s ANC and Namibia’s SWAPO, governing parties, enter crucial leadership elections this year, with presidents Zuma and Geingob both facing challenges.
The theory that humankind originated in Europe is an old one. It was abandoned in 1924 when the first Australopithecus was discovered in South Africa.
High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.
Schools that have supportive strategies in place can offer buffers. They can promote positive outcomes – for pupils and teachers.
Africa’s overall contribution to research might be small, but smart people are undertaking smart and important work on and about the continent.
Many people use religion and culture as explanations for their homophobic attitudes.
Child support grants are an income resource that enables caregivers to make healthier food choices and provide the means to send their children to school earlier.
There are huge challenges in South Africa’s public schools. The question is whether using public-private partnerships is the correct way to address them.
The South African government is not giving up on its push for a controversial nuclear power plan. But it’s chances of succeeding have been greatly reduced.
It’s important to shift educational discourse in and around Africa in a more equitable, representative direction.
Oxfam’s efforts to find solutions to the world’s inequalities are welcome but its wrongful use of “human economy” and repackaging it as a concept from high up might do more harm than good.
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