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The only interventions capable of disrupting xenophobia are those that lower, or ideally eliminate, its political, economic and social benefits.
For many isiXhosa-speaking residents, disaster warnings arrive too late, or in language that is difficult to understand.
He embodied a special brand of multiple identities and belief systems, and took them to the world.
Vienna’s experience provides a useful point of reference for reflecting on how social housing delivery might be accelerated in South Africa.
She was a trusted mentor to young militants whose 1976 uprising shaped the country forever.
The way African language courses are offered at South African universities keeps social divisions in place.
Resilience is not just a result but something people can use to change their experiences.
From Cape Town’s kelp forests to debates over hunting and sharks, human relationships with wildlife are reshaping conservation across South Africa.
Singing together can revive memories and create social connection.
Access to global markets will continue to decrease if the disease is not brought under control.
South Africa shouldn’t settle for a future in which millions who are willing and able to work go hungry while the country waits for the formal sector to grow.
Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.
Exporting rhino horn could generate funds for conservation – but also lead to more poaching.
Organisations behind the wave of xenophobia use the language of participation, community and people’s power to justify marginalisation.
Climate change is threatening sheep farming in South Africa’s Drakensberg. Farmers are adapting but need mountain infrastructure, better climate warnings and vets.
Access to the internet in South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Gauteng, is marked by inequalities.
Africa needs to navigate the tension between interdependence, economic security, and economic diversification.
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
Data labs in Zambia, South Africa and Uganda are deepening how governments understand the economies they are responsible for, and the people within them.
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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