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South Africa is once again entering an era of cooperation in governance – the result of the African National Congress (ANC) party failing to win a majority of seats in parliament. Instead of a coalition government, the ANC has opted for a much broader government of national unity. Joleen Steyn Kotze names the five parties that should be part of a unity government and compares what they stand for.
Issues surrounding migration were a top concern for voters in the European Union (EU) election. Parties that promised to clamp down on migration made key gains. For almost a decade, the EU and several of its member states have tried to stop the massive influx of migrants from Africa. Chris Changwe Nshimbi and Inocent Moyo reveal some of the newer strategies that European countries are using, from drones and artificial intelligence to the export of asylum seekers for processing.
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Joleen Steyn Kotze, University of the Free State
Political parties must show ideological flexibility to foster stability and drive South Africa towards prosperity through creative policy solutions.
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Chris Changwe Nshimbi, University of Pretoria; Inocent Moyo, University of Zululand
New tech tools are more intrusive and subtler than physical barriers. They invade migrants’ privacy and are a threat to personal security.
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Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
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Daniel Frey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The study looked at who used a household bicycle, who didn’t, and why.
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Douglas R. Cavener, Penn State
Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight over mates.
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From our international editions
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Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
Enviroment policies and executive roles now in the spotlight – while France faces a potentially divisive national election.
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Steven L. Tuck, Miami University
The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.
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Julien Robin, Université de Montréal
Julien Robin, a specialist in French parliamentary life, looks at what the surprise dissolution means for French politics.
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Sherry Seethaler, University of California, San Diego
Research reveals lots of reasons why well-meaning attempts to inform, persuade or correct misinformation go awry. It also identifies ways to avoid these communication backfires.
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Eloise Stevens, The Conversation
Phenomena like the Northern Lights and rainbows can seem magical – even to physicists like Partha Chowdhury who study them.
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