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Africa

Wind energy to help clean South Africa’s dirty carbon “hotspot”.

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   Private wind energy projects for commercial and industrial purposes are ramping up the uptake of wind energy in South Africa while complementing clean energy's solar dominance to provide power for industries. Construction recently commenced on three wind sites to power Sasol’s Secunda industrial complex in Mpumalanga. The project is led by a consortium that includes Italian renewable energy developer Enel Green […]

today2 April, 2024

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Africa

Africa’s PhDs: study shows how to develop strong graduates who want to make a difference

    By Sharon Fonn, University of the Witwatersrand and Marta Vicente-Crespo   The challenge for universities is to produce graduates who can work with others to produce knowledge and research that can change institutions and societies for the better. That is the basis on which the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (Carta) began developing an approach to teaching PhDs 12 years ago. The consortium supports faculty members […]

today2 April, 2024

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Environment

El Niño disasters: governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared – what must change

    By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine   Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction measures. With little to no preparation for drought disasters, such as the failure of the staple maize crop, the only option after the disaster hits is delayed relief action. Because of climate change, the El Niño-induced impacts […]

today2 April, 2024

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Environment

South Africa’s laws aren’t geared to protecting against climate change: judges are trying to fill the gap

    By Melanie Murcott, University of Cape Town and Clive Vinti, University of the Witwatersrand   South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate change when they approve new developments. In their research, environmental law experts Clive Vinti and Melanie Jean Murcott set out how judges are dealing with this gap in the law. What are […]

today2 April, 2024

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Health / Medical

New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

      By Yvette Naudé, University of Pretoria   Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world’s most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year. People infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the TB bacteria that attack the lungs, often do not know that they have it until their symptoms become severe. Two out of every […]

today28 March, 2024

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Africa

Under the shadow of war in the DRC, a mining company’s actions face impunity

      Land grabbing, lack of consultation, communities wiped off maps, and impunity. These are the serious accusations made against the mining company Alphamin Bisie Mining SA by the Indigenous communities of Banamwesi and Motondo, which oversee community forest concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Years of complaints by these communities and civil society organizations have been met with no reaction from provincial government officials or […]

today28 March, 2024

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Victims of Jammeh’s Barbaric Rule in Gambia Still Hope for Solace and Money

  Gambia, a tiny country of 2.6 million tightly knit people, located right in the middle of Senegal in West Africa, is still struggling to recover from the brutal 22-year authoritarian reign of Yahya Jammeh. He was the longtime former president who fled the country in 2016 to nearby Equatorial Guinea after he lost re-election and regional states forced him from power. A range of United Nations agencies and bodies […]

today28 March, 2024

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Environment

Venomous snakes could start migrating in large numbers if we hit 5ºC warming

    By Pablo Ariel Martinez, Universidade Federal de Sergipe   A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause dramatic movements in venomous snake populations across many countries in Africa. The scientists took into account climate change predictions about changes to the current habitats of 209 venomous snakes, and mapped where those environments were found elsewhere. Based on this, they predict that snakes were likely to migrate […]

today28 March, 2024

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Business / Economics

Financial Planning for Namibia’s Millennials

    By Ashante Manetti, Group Marketing Manager, Old Mutual Namibia   Financial freedom. It's a term that conjures up images of early retirement, dream vacations, and unshakeable security. But for Namibia's millennial generation, this dream can often feel shrouded in uncertainty. With student loan burdens, a competitive job market, and a rising cost of living, achieving financial stability can seem like an uphill battle. Financial planning for millennials isn't […]

today28 March, 2024