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After a few months of respite, cynics in South Africa are predicting that planned power cuts will resume now that the elections are over. Scheduled blackouts - called load shedding - started 15 years ago. But 2023 was the worst year so far. The economic impact has been severe. Haroon Bhorat and Timothy Köhler analysed the effects on the labour market. They found that power outages have had negative effects on employment, as well as working hours and monthly earnings. The biggest impact, however, has been on jobs.
Ghana’s Supreme Court has given the go ahead for the broadcasting of a case involving a controversial anti LGBTQI+ bill. Godfried Asante argues that the live broadcast decision is a double-edged sword. While it will help promote transparency in the judicial system, it also risks making the climate even more hostile for queer Ghanaians.
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Haroon Bhorat, University of Cape Town; Timothy Köhler
Power outages in South Africa pose a threat to employment.
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Godfried Asante, San Diego State University
Ghana’s supreme court will rule whether the anti-LGBTQI+ bill is constitutional. The proceedings are being broadcast live on television, a rarity. .
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Barnaby Joseph Dye, University of York
Recent flooding in Tanzania prompted debate about the role of a new megadam. This matters as climate change models predict flooding could increase.
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Eric Lob, Florida International University
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
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Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University
There is a long, and often ugly, history of foreign intervention in Haiti.
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Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex; Dalia Alazzeh, University of the West of Scotland
Israel will withhold Palestinian tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority ‘until further notice’, and not for the first time.
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Sebastian Wieczorek, University College Cork; Eoin O'Sullivan, University College Cork; Kieran Mulchrone, University College Cork
Our work shows they may be caused by spontaneous combustion triggered by sudden climate change.
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Simon Mabon, Lancaster University
Middle East expert, Simon Mabon, answers our questions about what this key development might mean for the prospects of peace in the region.
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Tea Maho, University of Toronto; Ethan D. Mooney, University of Toronto
Fossilized skin belonging to an amniote was recently discovered. The skin was so well-preserved, that its cellular structures could be identified.
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Peter Crank, University of Waterloo
Extreme heat will continue to affect Canada, but the negative impacts on the most vulnerable, including those living with mental illness, can be reduced by taking steps to ensure healthier cities.
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