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Collective action by the industry and government is key to unlocking opportunities for small and medium-sized citrus growers.
Corruption has been a constant feature of South African political life for much of the past 350 years; solutions will also take time.
Poor and inconsistent pricing data makes it hard to assess agricultural markets.
South Africa’s food system is dominated by big firms, leaving small businesses to supply localised and under-served markets, and provide rural employment. It needs to be inclusive and diverse.
We highlight the distressing rise in the prices of essential food products. We call for the urgent expansion of price controls, as well as an inquiry into the price-setting of major retailers.
South Africans have experienced significant shocks to their livelihoods, and the threat of hunger presents a major concern for health, political and social stability.
Glaring capacity gaps aside, the failure to curb COVID-19 is not so much due to a lack of technical know-how but to a particular view of the world.
The trick is for the chattering classes to stop telling each other what the solution is, and instead to ask those who haven’t been heard.
The taxi industry carries 75% of commuters daily, yet, unlike bus and train operators, does not benefit from government subsidies.
The ruling elites in parts of Africa are destabilising efforts to maintain order by living by their own rules
The outsourcing of domestic work contributes to the race, class and gender stereotypes of domestic work. It has neither elevated the status nor improved the working conditions of domestic workers.
Zimbabwe’s policy makers believe that deforestation is a threat to the economy, but citizens believe environmental degradation is an outcome of the country’s dire political and economic situation.
South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity reflects a global trend away from nuclear energy. But the government’s actions suggest otherwise.
National Treasury is incapable of coming up with the sweeping governmental, social and economic changes required to dig South Africa out of its economic hole.
For democracy to work in Kenya the country needs good leadership. Politicians must uphold the constitution to infuse trust and confidence in state institutions.
On paper, refugees on Kenyan soil have the full protection of local and international laws and regulations. But much more needs to be done on the ground to bring them in from the fringes of society.
Employment programmes cannot replace economic growth in improving youth employability, but they play a crucial role in helping them find work.
If South Africa’s proposed Meat Safety Act gets passed in its present form it opens up the possibility of massive consumption of wildlife.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court verdict is possibly a defining moment for South Africa’s electoral system.
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Associate Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher/Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Entrepreneurship , University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor: Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus professor in Politics, University of Johannesburg
