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Battery swapping stations powered by solar and wind: we show how this could work for electric vehicles in South Africa
30th June 2025 Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero... →
Africa’s development banks are being undermined: the continent will pay the price
30th June 2025 Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African... →
Women trapped with abusers: South Africa’s COVID lockdowns exposed serious protection gaps
27th June 2025 The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively.... →
African finance ministers shouldn’t be making bond deals: how to hand over the job to experts
27th June 2025 Eurobonds, debts owed in a foreign currency, have become a quick and attractive way for African countries to borrow money. They are behind a sharp... →
Migrants in South Africa’s economic powerhouse often go hungry: the drivers and what can be done about it
26th June 2025 About 281-million people globally have migrated from their country of origin to another country. This movement can be temporary or permanent and... →
The right to water is out of reach for many South Africans: case study offers solutions
25th June 2025 South Africa’s constitution says “everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water”. In reality, however, this right is not... →
South Africa’s big rooftops could power 6 million homes: how to make it happen
24th June 2025 South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals – big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat... →
Which African countries are flourishing? Scientists have a new way of measuring well-being
24th June 2025 What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense of... →
One year on: South Africa’s coalition government boosted optimism, but will it last?
23rd June 2025 For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in 2024. After 30 years... →
G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen
18th June 2025 The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage.... →
