Green ratings are growing in South Africa, mainly for upgraded older buildings, but some low scores suggest buildings may appear greener than they are.
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The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.
A new basic solar grant made electricity more affordable for families in the Qandu Qandu shack settlement in Cape Town, South Africa.
He embodied a special brand of multiple identities and belief systems, and took them to the world.
Electric taxis are a long-term climate solution whose immediate value lies in cleaner air, lower operating costs, lower noise and better urban health.
Suspense-packed yet intellectually sharp, Cape Fever is far more than a chamber drama.
Her poem I’ve Come to Take You Home was written into French law. It deals with the repatriation of the remains of Sarah Baartman.
The answers to what needs to be done to solve the chronic water crisis in South Africa’s towns and cities have been known for some time.
Young men in low-income communities in Cape Town and London often walk with great fear.
Admitting the variety, embracing the fractures, this was the lesson of all of Wicomb’s writing.
New innovations in understanding how a dead body breaks down can be scaled globally.
A more responsive government would avoid a turn to militant protests to air grievances.
Current science communications in Cape Town are not serving the public well.
He understood that the struggle for freedom extended beyond the political realm into the cultural, where jazz music thrived.
A new Water Research Commission study has found that Cape Town residents may be willing to shift to flushing their toilets with seawater.
The story is told from the inner sanctum of the state security apparatus that fought an urban terror campaign in South Africa between 1998 and 2002.
There has been a growing recognition that psychology, as a discipline, must engage more deeply with local contexts.
Cities across the normally wet Northeast scrambled to reduce water use amid a 2024 drought. It was a reminder that drought isn’t a problem only in the West.
He explored the darker realities of South African life in three novels before his untimely passing at the age of 30.
Film is a powerful tool that can be used to influence audience beliefs and behaviour.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Distinguished Professor of Conservation Ecology, Stellenbosch University
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Scholar in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Honorary Research Fellow of The Ethics Lab, University of Cape Town
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Research Chair, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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PhD Student, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Antarctic Studies, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Research Fellow, Bristol Zoological Society and University of Exeter; Extraordinary Professor: Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, University of Exeter