The ruling ANC has been seriously challenged by the Democratic Alliance, but South African politics is still about white privilege and black exclusion.
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The opposition Democratic Alliance is hopeful that the African National Congress will fail to win a majority in three metros. This will open the door for it to rule in coalition with smaller parties.
Many African cities are sites of rapid urbanisation. To ensure that such societies are water resilient, it is necessary to address formal and informal forms of development.
In Cape Town’s Cape Flats, female urban farmers are vital for food security and strengthening social capital.
Youngsters who grow up in a culture of anger and violence may be drawn to gangs, and schools then become fertile grounds for criminal behaviour.
Species facing the blitz of accelerating, human-driven change don’t always cope well. Birds are among the most visible windows into this world of vulnerability.
In areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surges, developments are at increasing risk of inundation and permanent damage over coming years.
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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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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Research Chair, African Climate and Development Initiative, 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