Things had been going largely well for Botswana since 1966. But the wheels started coming off when Ian Khama became president in 2008.
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Meteorites contain a wealth of information about the origins of our solar system, helping us to understand their, and even Earth’s, origin and evolution.
Baobabs have been a source of food, fibre and medicine in Africa for centuries.
The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.
The first International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held just over 100 years ago, in Rome, Italy.
The southern African wildlife economy is socially and environmentally unsustainable.
New insect treasures are almost certainly just waiting to be found by future palaeonentomologists.
Chinese businesses can help build an economy like Botswana’s, with the right government policies.
Improving school sanitation, reducing household chores, and addressing harassment and bullying could enhance girls’ reading performance relative to boys’.
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
This is one of the first fossil rove beetles ever discovered on the continent and in the southern hemisphere more broadly.
There are several reasons why ethical conduct in scientific research is so important.
Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The trend towards decriminalising same sex relations in the SADC region contrasts with moves towards harsher punishment in other parts of Africa.
Meteorites are usually discovered by someone who notices an unusual rock while out walking.
Oil and gas exploration pose a threat to the Okavango River Basin water resources. The Namibian and Botswana governments need to properly assess the risk of contamination.
South Africa needs a new social contract whose core aim is the creation of dynamic economy.
Immigration policy is so highly politicised that the South African government seems afraid to move.
Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
Top contributors
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Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand; Chief Research Officer, Good Governance Africa; Managing Director, Harvey Economics Pty Ltd.
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, and acting SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor, North-West University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Assistant Professor, Harvard University
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State
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Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria
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Afrobarometer Senior Analyst/Methodologist, University of Cape Town