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South Africa’s deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa apologised last weekend for his actions in the run-up to the Marikana massacre when police killed 34 striking mineworkers in 2012. But Peter Alexander is not convinced of the apology’s sincerity, wondering if Ramaphosa isn’t merely a desperate politician with presidential ambitions.
Africa’s rarest carnivore - the Ethiopian Wolf - faces tough and unique challenges to its survival. But there is hope. Claudio Sillero explains how awareness, education and science-led approaches to disease and population management could save the day.
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South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s apology for Marikana has ignited controversy.
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Peter Alexander, University of Johannesburg
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa's apology for his role in the 2012 Marikana massacre has no credibility, as there wasn't full disclosure.
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Politics + Society
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Sekou Toure Otondi, University of Nairobi
Kenya's next general election is slated for August 8 this year. As the country prepares for the polls, there are fears that political tensions will result in violence. Will history repeat itself?
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Georgia Alida du Plessis, University of the Free State
A civil society organisation, OGOD, wants South Africa's public schools to stop calling themselves Christian and to outlaw their religious practices.
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Jeremy Seekings, University of Cape Town
The case of Zanzibar shows that, given certain political conditions, even low-income countries in Africa can introduce and pay for a universal pension programme.
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Environment + Energy
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Claudio Sillero, University of Oxford
A critical factor in the preservation of the Ethiopian wolf is the commitment and dedication to finding common ground between the needs of people and wildlife.
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Peter Lindsey, University of Pretoria
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world.
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Arts + Culture
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Melissa Tandiwe Myambo, University of Johannesburg
Maboneng in Johannesburg represents one strand of the type of urban “development” that's advocated for by the proponents of “global cities”.
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Business + Economy
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
The debate about white monopoly capital in post-apartheid South Africa is good for the country's politics but it tends to come with bad sociology.
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Romola Adeola, McGill University
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Githeko, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Early detection of dengue fever and access to proper medical care where the symptoms are treated is critical and lifesaving.
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Bradley Wagenaar, University of Washington
Understanding controversial suicide death estimates in Mozambique is challenging due to a lack of readily available data.
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Jason Bantjes, Stellenbosch University; Christine Lochner, South African Medical Research Council; Dan J. Stein, South African Medical Research Council; Lian Taljaard, Stellenbosch University
Many students suffer from mental illness but universities have limited support services.
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Education
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Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute; Estelle Monique Sidze, African Population and Health Research Center
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
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Andrea Juan, Human Sciences Research Council; Mariette Visser, Human Sciences Research Council
Policies must seek to improve the manner in which the language of instruction is taught to learners who don't speak that language at home.
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Jane Battersby, University of Cape Town
How can African research universities be more responsive to African countries' needs? And how can these universities work together to leverage funding for research informed by African realities?
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Science + Technology
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John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Evidence of Homo naledi's age suggests we need to rethink our understanding of human history and evolution.
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