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Shocking details have emerged in the past few weeks about the extent of corruption in South Africa under President Jacob Zuma’s presidency during an official inquiry into what has become known as state capture. Richard Calland argues that the commission needs to deliver speedily on its mandate given evidence that Zuma and his patronage networks are fighting back.
Swings are a ubiquitous sight on playgrounds around the world, and they’re a favourite for many children. They are also, writes Francis Mavhunga, a useful way to teach kids about the principles of physics and get them excited about classroom science.
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Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo is heading up the inquiry into corruption in South Africa.
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Richard Calland, University of Cape Town
Justice Zondo needs to get under the skin of the politics of state capture in South Africa, to get on record what happened, and why.
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Swings can be educational tools.
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Francis Mavhunga, University of Eswatini
The way science is currently taught in southern African countries ignores the fact that the whole environment is a laboratory for learning.
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Environment + Energy
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Ruth H. Leeney, Natural History Museum
Africa's remaining sawfishes are found along the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique. But they are under threat.
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Politics + Society
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Casper Lӧtter, University of the Free State
Politicians' knee jerk dismissal of an idea that could help rehabilitate ex-offenders is
unhelpful.
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From our international editions
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
In 1993 the Oslo Accords were struck in optimism, but a quarter of a century later little has changed - and there's no real prospect it ever will.
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Alexandria Volkening, The Ohio State University
Zebrafish are known for their black and gold stripes, but researchers are still figuring out how pigment cells interact to form these patterns.
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