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South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution.
Mass hysteria and lawlessness during disasters are remarkably rare, contrary to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s prediction of anarchy when Cape Town’s taps run day.
The experiences of other countries can provide valuable lessons for Cape Town on how to better cope with its water crisis.
People with the same condition can respond differently to the same treatment. This is why personalised treatment is so important in all fields of medicine, including psychology.
Reggae in South Africa has lost its visibility and prominence inside the country after apartheid. But local artists have built up extensive international links.
For Western Cape Premier Helen Zille to invite black South Africans, in a casual manner, to differentiate the legacies of colonialism is asking a lot.
Childhood asthma in low- and middle-income countries is on the rise and symptoms are often more severe. Contributory factors include living with anxiety and being exposed to community violence.
In Cape Town’s Cape Flats, female urban farmers are vital for food security and strengthening social capital.
Mosses and lichens have the ability to accumulate and retain air pollutants.
The curbing of fishing has helped African penguins rebound from close to extinction – but it is not enough.
Helen Zille is quitting as leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. She leaves a mixed legacy.
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Marine biologist, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Development Studied, University of Johannesburg
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Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor in Political Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Health, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, Course Convenor and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Research Director, Development Capable and Ethical State, Human Sciences Research Council
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Associate Professor of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher in Global Health, Stellenbosch University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Postdoctoral research fellow, iThemba LABS
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Professor and Research Theme Leader of the Flourishing Life Research Theme, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor at the ARUA Water Centre of Excellence Academic Manager, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University