The challenge facing South Africa—and democracies worldwide—is not just about countering populism. It is about addressing the ...

Coal fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa's electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa. To move away from coal and meet its ...

Rural violence is a huge problem in South Africa that deserves a strong response. But white people are not the only ...

The South African government has not invested enough for renewable energy to contribute to long-term economic growth.

A North-South partnership between the Genomic Surveillance Unit at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge and the Centre ...

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The North-South partnership between the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (SU), has ...

Africa’s financial landscape propels crypto innovation, potentially accelerating mass adoption and refining blockchain ...

Investment holding company Stocks & Strauss Fund Manager said all agreements for its innovation commercialisation University Technology Fund II (UTF II) have been concluded and a substantial portion ...

Take, for instance, the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Researchers believe it emerged in Botswana/South Africa from an immunocompromised individual living with HIV. In other words, President ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

Several factors contributed to the demise of apartheid in the land where that term originated, South Africa. Inspired and timely leadership within South Africa was an important ingredient. But ...