Editor's note
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The Okavango Delta in southern Africa is a mosaic of water paths, floodplains and arid islands, created by various natural processes in a delicate balance. Its unique ecosystem, and the huge array of wildlife it attracts, have earned it World Heritage status. Michael Murray-Hudson and Olivier Dauteuil explain how some imminent changes, like higher global temperatures and the diversion of water for irrigation in upstream countries, could disrupt the balance.
The law hasn’t kept up with developments in the private wildlife sector in South Africa. Game farmers benefit in some ways from the legal gaps. These can also have social and environmental consequences. Tariro Kamuti calls for a clear game farming policy which takes account of wider issues such as fair access to land.
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Moina Spooner
Commissioning Editor: East and Francophone Africa
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Top Stories
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The Delta’s rich array of wildlife makes it a popular tourist destination.
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Michael Murray-Hudson, University of Botswana; Olivier Dauteuil, Université Rennes 1
It's imperative that we understand what creates and sustains the delta for the future management of the system.
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Game farms in South Africa often supply the canned hunting sector.
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Tariro Kamuti, University of Cape Town
Private game farming isn't being managed in a socially or environmentally sustainable way.
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Politics + Society
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George M. Bob-Milliar, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Minority parties in Ghana have found ways to stay relevant in elections despite their declining electoral numbers
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Christi van der Westhuizen, Nelson Mandela University
The white liberal establishment, both inside and outside the Democratic Alliance, holds on to its race-blindness by distorting the South African idea of “non-racialism”.
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Education
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Moses Ngware, African Population and Health Research Center
At the current rate, technical and vocational education and training will overtake the university budget in the next five to 10 years
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Jan Botha, Stellenbosch University; Gabriele Beata Vilyte, Stellenbosch University; Miné de Klerk, Stellenbosch University
In a resource constrained environment, doctoral supervisors can benefit from professional development courses presented fully online
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Arts + Culture
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Prof Liz Gunner, University of Johannesburg
Even though they were a product of apartheid's propaganda broadcasting machine, Zulu language radio dramas proved subversively powerful by reflecting communal black life and creating new stars.
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En français
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Romain Tiquet, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
Un pan méconnu de l’histoire de l’abolition de l’esclavage révèle comment le travail forcé a été mis en place au nom d’une supposée « mission civilisatrice ».
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Philippe Froguel, Université de Lille
Nous ne sommes pas égaux devant le surpoids : notre tendance à grossir dépend de nos gènes. L’identification de ceux impliqués dans l’obésité fait espérer la mise au point de nouveaux traitements.
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From our international editions
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Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University
Promised increases from both sides are a striking new feature of UK politics and could be transformative for many.
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Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University; Chris Edelson, American University School of Public Affairs
The first day of public impeachment testimony was defined, in part, by strongly worded statements from Representatives Adam Schiff and Devin Nunes.
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