The Conversation
Food trade regimes harm people and the planet: how the G20 can drive improvements
9th July 2025 African food systems face daunting challenges in the face of climate change. They must ensure fair access to food for residents of Africa’s growing... →
Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public
8th July 2025 Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and... →
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond
8th July 2025 More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda... →
Samora Machel’s vision for Mozambique didn’t survive: what has taken its place?
8th July 2025 Samora Moisés Machel, the first president of independent Mozambique, was born in 1933 in Gaza province, in the south of the country. He died in an... →
Child labour numbers rise in homes where adults are jobless – South African study
7th July 2025 Child labour is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is estimated that about... →
Ruth First and activist research: the legacy of a South African freedom fighter
4th July 2025 Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist system of apartheid... →
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected
3rd July 2025 A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4-billion) suffered through an... →
Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg
2nd July 2025 Water is essential at all stages of food production, from irrigation to food processing to washing fruit and vegetables before we eat them. Crops... →
Jobless young South Africans often lose hope: new study proves the power of mentorship
1st July 2025 More than a third of young South Africans are not in employment, education or training. This cohort of 3.4-million (37.1% of those aged 15–24)... →
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the chances of its success?
1st July 2025 The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of... →
