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South Africa’s Gauteng province launches water data hub – residents can now keep track of shortages and repair issues
19th September 2024 South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security – the... →
South Africa’s move to green energy was slowed down by government to protect coal mining
18th September 2024 South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy was split in two after the 2024 general elections: Electricity and Energy and Mineral and... →
South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
18th September 2024 When most people are asked to picture an engineer at work, they probably imagine a civil engineer in a hard hat at a construction site, a chemical... →
South African universities need to rethink how they evaluate research: social impact counts too
17th September 2024 There are many ways university researchers can share their work. Some of these methods are well-established in academia: people write journal... →
South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports
16th September 2024 South Africa’s agricultural sector has more than doubled in value and volume terms since 1994. This success has been linked to international trade.... →
Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to South Africa – as an activist and then in building the new democracy
16th September 2024 It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’s political commitment in a few words. The former South African Finance Minister, who has died... →
African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens
13th September 2024 At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a... →
South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health care
12th September 2024 Nearly 10 years ago South Africa outlined its commitment to invest in the health and development of young children. The National Integrated Early... →
South Africa’s green hydrogen hub: EU grants not nearly enough to get industry going
12th September 2024 South Africa is poised to become a major player in the global energy transition, thanks to its vast renewable energy resources (sun and wind) and... →
Steve Biko’s murder exposed deep racism in how medicine was taught and practised in South Africa
11th September 2024 In 1966, Steve Biko began studying medicine at the University of Natal in South Africa, the same year that the general assembly of the United... →
