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South Africa’s G20 presidency’s Digital Economy working group tried to make progress on digital inequality, high data costs and weak broadband. How did they do?
Development banks have spent over US$1 billion on factory farming in Africa, locking in high greenhouse gas emissions. Natural farming systems are a better choice.
This year’s G20 president, South Africa, hosts the G20 summit from 22 November in Johannesburg. But has civil society really been included in the talks?
The optimal and safe use of agricultural inputs to increase food production is key to achieving global food security.
Cultural and creative industries account for 3.39% of global GDP and 3.55% of jobs.
As G20 president, South Africa should encourage richer countries to support the Single African Air Transport Market.
South Africa’s Eastern Cape women farmers have problems getting land, loans, and leadership positions.
The G20 must establish a fair mineral trade for Africa, fund Africa’s climate needs, and make sure the move to clean energy benefits everyone.
Policy-makers must grapple with an uncomfortable truth: without deliberate action, AI will magnify global divides.
South Africa’s G20 presidency is working on getting communities ready to survive disasters.
Women smallholder farmers need digital platforms to sell their crops, support to get crops certified as organic, and communal places to process food.
African countries must work collectively to seize opportunities in new digital and green economies where the continent’s critical minerals are so important.
Agriculture is not just a victim of climate change. It is key to the solution. It must receive the same attention globally as fossil fuels and energy transitions.
Planet Earth is living on borrowed time, a new global report reveals. The world must stop burning fossil fuels now and take urgent steps to reduce global warming.
Egypt has always relied on the River Nile for its freshwater but needs new sources to cope with a growing population. Desalinating seawater could be a solution.
Free trade may not be the best way for African counties to improve their food systems.
Tax compliance is a burden for small and medium businesses in Uganda, with negative consequences.
South Africa’s G20 presidency wants to set up at least three projects to share energy across borders in Africa within 10 years.
The G20 has an important role to play in global affairs. But its lack of representation and informal way of working need to be fixed first.
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Research professor, University of Cambridge; University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Associate: Digital Economy, University of South Africa
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Senior Researcher at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer: Agroecology and Sustainable Livelihoods, Nelson Mandela University
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Adjunct professor, Discipline Lead: Energy and Director of the African Energy Leadership Centre., University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher, Institute of Development Studies
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Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research and Innovation Development Manager for the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Research associate, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Economy and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Agriculture and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine