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Workers at South African coal mines like this one are not automatically transferred to new jobs in renewable energy when the mine shuts down. Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua/Getty Images

South Africa’s coal workers face an uncertain future – Mpumalanga study flags they’re being left out of the green transition

South Africa is phasing out coal and, with it, 91,000 jobs in coal mines and power stations. With no guarantee of retraining or decent work in renewable energy, these workers are concerned.
An experimental aircraft like this solar-powered airship could someday play a role in providing internet access to rural areas or disaster zones. Thales Alenia Space via Wikimedia Commons

A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

Network equipment riding on balloons, airships, gliders and planes could boost internet access, including in disaster zones, and improve scientific monitoring.
From left: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, Paul Biya of Cameroon and François Bozizé of the Central African Republic in July 2012 in Brazzaville. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Africa’s ageing leaders: succession race in Cameroon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea could destabilise the region

Long-standing regimes create a complex web of alliances and interest networks centred on the head of state.

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