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It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.
What can we learn from the trajectories of those who have taken part in a gang? Can they ever get out? What do they tell us about the societies in which these gangs operate?
Marwan has spent years as a gang member in apartheid-torn Cape Town.
A study in South Africa’s Western Cape province found high levels of symptoms of depression and anxiety among young adolescents.
With the help of citizen scientists, South African entomologists can work to keep invasive wasp populations from spreading.
The filmmakers followed the Reclaim the City campaign for six years to document their struggle for accommodation in Cape Town’s elite ‘city bowl’.
If the numbers are correct, and it’s not certain that they are, Cape Town may have overtaken Johannesburg as the largest city in South Africa.
Cape Town’s informal traders need support, but they need to be consulted first.
Who the taxi strike affected, where and how shows the violent reality of the city’s spatial injustice.
South Africa is one of four African countries participating in the tournament, which begins on 28 July.
More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
Social entrepreneurs aren’t all the same. Policies should be designed to reflect this.
Caracals are most likely being exposed to metals like arsenic, lead and mercury through their diet.
Aquifers are highly prevalent across Africa – but they’re not always going to be usable.
Confident chatbots could undermine trust and romance - but probably won’t. They may even enhance online dating.
The work done by the campaign before, during and after the drought remains important for the food security of Cape Town
A new exhibition in Johannesburg focuses on the beliefs and paintings of the San people.
South Africa’s policies need to do more to protect vulnerable and marginalised small-scale fishers and fishing communities.
Collaboration and good working relationships are crucial for community-based ambulance services to work.
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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