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A year-long study found that impala in a South African game reserve need their own space in the dry season, away from tourists, to reduce their stress.
Factories that process crops and agricultural products need training and support to help them face climate risks.
Access to the internet in South Africa’s economic powerhouse, Gauteng, is marked by inequalities.
Traders in the informal economy need a supportive ecosystem so they can move beyond survival and contribute to local growth and development.
The answers to what needs to be done to solve the chronic water crisis in South Africa’s towns and cities have been known for some time.
A new DA leader will have implications for the party’s relationship with President Cyril Ramaphosa as well as the government of national unity.
There is a link between an enduring perception of marginalisation within Coloured communities and real material struggles.
Boosting education and skills training as well as improving transport and strengthening social protection would help people out of extreme poverty.
The programme showed improved mental health, reduced distress and a stronger sense of belonging among unemployed young people.
Many people feel unsafe in their homes, and when walking in their neighbourhood during the day or at night.
The toppling of Cilliers Brink, mayor of South Africa’s capital city, highlights the provincial African National Congress’ disdain for its national partnership with the Democratic Alliance.
The water dashboard from Gauteng will help residents understand just how bad things are.
While a few new residential developments improve racial mixing, most other developments do not.
Water can make you ill for two reasons: it can contain toxic chemicals or pathogenic organisms.
Citizens in South Africa’s industrial heartland use too much water, the city wastes way too much and there is too much theft of drinking water.
If the numbers are correct, and it’s not certain that they are, Cape Town may have overtaken Johannesburg as the largest city in South Africa.
Big data is not the answer to all the challenges that faced Census 2022, but it may be a key enabler for gathering reliable national data in the future.
There’s an urgent need to put water higher on South Africa’s agenda. Various water problems are escalating at a rapid rate.
More than a third of people living in South Africa’s richest province Gauteng can’t afford to buy enough food.
Top contributors
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Researcher of urban & cultural studies, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Senior Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, Associate Professor: Economic Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Executive Director, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Director: Research Strategy, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Senior Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape