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Relations between US President Donald Trump and South Africa are showing signs of strain. The most recent indication was Trump’s refusal to exempt South Africa from punitive tariffs he’s imposed on steel and aluminium. John J. Stremlau expects relations between the two countries to deteriorate with dire consequences for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to rebuild the country.
A great deal of attention has been paid to making agricultural land more accessible to women in Africa in the belief that rebalancing ownership in their favour will empower them. But, argues Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, it’s not that simple. Work in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia shows that land ownership on its own doesn’t shift power relations.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team meeting international investors and business leaders in London.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's relations with the US could sour under President Trump.
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A woman harvests groundnuts in Malawi. Land ownership does not automatically empower women.
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Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, Lund University
We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
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Science + Technology
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Daniel Rodriguez, The University of Queensland; John Dixon, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Mulugetta Mekuria, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Africa's declaration to boost agriculture on the continent has seem some progress but a lot still needs to be done.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Gibbs, South African Medical Research Council
Many young South African mothers who deserve to get the child support grant are excluded.
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From our international editions
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Brendan Ciarán Browne, Trinity College Dublin
International NGOs are promoting a 'resilience agenda' that masks their own failings in Palestine.
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Abdulaziz Alghashian, University of Essex
A recent skirmish between Iran and Israel put the spotlight back on one of the most sensitive territories in the world.
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Catharine Wang, Boston University
More people are sending off saliva samples to find out about their genetic roots. But the raw DNA results go way beyond genealogical data – and could deliver unintended consequences.
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Natasha Ezrow, University of Essex
At first, the 2010s seemed full of hope for democracy. The picture today is rather more complicated.
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