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In recent years, western countries have adopted the practice of sending asylum seekers and refugees to other nations. This approach is called offshoring. It risks turning people into commodities traded across borders. As Ali Bhagat and Genevieve LeBaron explain, the practice is cruel and ineffective, exposing those escaping difficult situations to greater human rights abuses. They unpack the dangers.
South Africa’s retirement system is being overhauled to boost national savings. Individuals will, however, be able to access a portion of their long-term savings before they retire. In the second of a four-part series, economist Adrian Saville cautions against spending this portion on non-essentials. He advises that the most effective approach to using retirement savings would be to pay off personal debt such as a mortgage or to invest the money in assets whose value will grow over time.
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Ali Bhagat, Simon Fraser University; Genevieve LeBaron, Simon Fraser University
The numbers of refugees and asylum seekers are rising at a time when there is growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Adrian Saville, University of Pretoria
South Africans saving for retirement should do whatever it takes to keep their funds invested.
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Ellen Fungisai Chipango, University of Johannesburg; Long Seng To, Loughborough University
The principles of ubuntu (a person is only human through others) should underpin the rollout of renewable energy in rural Zimbabwe if everyone is to get equal access to solar power.
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Luther van der Mescht, University of the Free State
Ticks are becoming uncontrollable on South African cattle. They’ve developed resistance to the poisons that kill them. Government services must visit farms to give advice to stop this problem.
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From our international editions
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Edith Gwendolyn Nally, University of Missouri-Kansas City
What makes a relationship last when feelings fade or circumstances change? Can you force yourself to love someone you hate or don’t care about?
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Prudence Flowers, Flinders University
Too often, women are judged solely through a biological lens. Our value, our ability to contribute meaningfully to society, is reduced to our ability to reproduce.
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Ran Porat, Monash University
But the crisis around army service for ultra-Orthodox youth is more than a political issue. It touches on the essence of the relationship between the Jewish state and its citizens.
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Jamie Wilks, Loughborough University; Loïs Mougin, Loughborough University
The Seine river has been closed to bathers for a century. Is it ready for the Olympic Games?
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Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster
At least 38 people have died since the start of June from this virus spread by sandflies.
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