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In the wake of South Africa’s electoral surprises and their aftermath, a new dawn of hope may just be possible.
The question has shifted from whether cyberattacks will occur to when and how they will happen.
There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial, but still poorly understood, role in the carbon cycle.
The plant has been propagated worldwide, but every surviving specimen of Encephalartos woodii is a male clone – and without a female, natural reproduction is impossible.
Cyril Ramaphosa sees a Government of National Unity as the way ahead, but finding parties to agree to go ahead with this is challenging.
South Africans need to hold onto their seats. It’s going to be a rocky five years.
Having dominated South Africa’s political landscape for 30 years, the ANC now faces having to do a deal with its rivals.
Polls suggest the ANC is set to lose its majority in South Africa.
No court alone has the power to adequately protect civilians during times of war.
Digital technologies can help more people to participate in building their countries’ democracies.
Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
South Africa’s ANC party has dominated government for 30 years, but it looks like it is about to be thrown out.
In the 1980s, university administrators called the police on anti-apartheid protesters, threatened to revoke their scholarships and ordered staff to demolish encampments.
Globalisation offers opportunities for South Africa to address unemployment.
Traditional institutions represent, for many African citizens, the most immediate form of governance.
The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
The study provides reason for optimism about the effects of minimum wage policies on poverty.
Caesarean section births are often thought to be safer. In fact they disrupt the natural bond between mother and baby and can interrupt brain development.
South Africa’s laws and regulations aren’t clear about the role of the chair of a company. This carries huge risks for individuals and companies.
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
