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Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana: eco-friendly showers reduce water and energy use. Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images

Planning a holiday? 3 ways to reduce your carbon footprint

This year was the hottest on record. There are three ways people can reduce their individual carbon emissions this holiday season.
Beachfront apartments in Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal, were destroyed in the 2022 floods that claimed the lives of 435 people. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

South Africa’s game reserves, tourist parks, chalets and ocean activities are being disrupted by extreme weather. To protect livelihoods, urban planning needs to adapt to climate change fast.
The Faraday Muti Market, a popular African traditional medicine market in downtown Johannesburg. Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What South Africa is doing to protect and share traditional medicine resources

Communities who are the custodians of the knowledge associated with African traditional medicinal plants must derive a fair economic return from these natural resources.
The “de-” in decolonisation is a chance to break away from colonial ways of doing things. Shutterstock

Decolonising the curriculum: it’s in the detail, not just in the definition

There are other ways to conduct meetings and present lectures. Could adopting, adapting or even just understanding more about these help universities to release colonialism’s grip on their practices?

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