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Dangerous pesticides are a problem in South Africa – pests and poor controls are to blame
27th November 2024 South Africa’s townships – urban areas created for black people under apartheid – have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and... →
UCT’s 11th vice-chancellor wants to drive change in Africa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 26th November 2024 The University of Cape Town installed its eleventh vice-chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela, who has vowed to position the institution as a... →
#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking ruling Swapo party manifesto
19th November 2024 Namibians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November 2024. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been... →
Ramaphosa appoints Presidential Economic Advisory Council for new administration 
15th November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) as part of the seventh administration’s ambition for... →
UCT’s business school in global top ten
By: Rebecca Campbell 12th November 2024 The 2024 Better World MBA rankings, by Corporate Knights magazine, has positioned the MBA programme of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) of the... →
South Africa’s civil service should be restructured, but a plan to reward early retirement won’t solve the problem – economist
11th November 2024 South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced in his October mid-term budget policy statement that cabinet had approved funding for... →
The lack of water in South Africa is the result of a long history of injustice – and legislation should start there
5th November 2024 Water scarcity is a serious problem in many parts of the world. It adds to inequalities between communities and keeps historical injustices in... →
Basil February eulogy
31st October 2024 Basil February was born in Cape Town in 1943 and matriculated from Trafalgar High School in 1960 with five distinctions. Although his desire was... →
