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The analysis of ancient DNA is improving our knowledge of human history and our ancestry. Marlize Lombard explains how the technique has helped researchers recalculate when humans like us - Homo sapiens - first split or branched from pre-modern human groups.
There are fears that Monkeypox has re-emerged in Nigeria with 31 suspected cases. The viral disease - which spreads from animals to humans - is similar to chicken pox, only more severe and potentially more life-threatening. Oyewale Tomori explains that better awareness and management are needed to control the threat of any outbreak.
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Tapping into ancient DNA can help us understand ancient humans’ movements and lives.
Illustration: Marlize Lombard, Maryna Steyn and Anders Högberg
Marlize Lombard, University of Johannesburg
Archaeology is not only about stones and bones: it is mainly about the people of the past. DNA is one way to get from the stones and the bones to the people and their stories.
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Health + Medicine
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Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science
A disease suspected to be monkeypox is on the rampage in Nigeria. In less than one month, it has spread to seven of the country's 36 states and infected 31 people.
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Arts + Culture
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F. Fiona Moolla, University of the Western Cape
Two South African "romance" struggle auto/biographies have focalised the anti-apartheid struggle through the lives of heroic women who were bound by love.
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Business + Economy
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Christo Venter, University of Pretoria; Gary Hayes, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
South Africa needs to review its approach to rolling out Bus Rapid Transit systems as the current model is proving to be too expensive and unsustainable.
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From our international editions
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Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los Angeles
The peace and justice Black Lives Matter seeks require a fundamental transformation of a system that preys on and benefits from Black suffering.
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Jo Ward, University of East London
Having a baby could provide even more motivation.
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