The Conversation
Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows
29th August 2024 South Africa’s youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread... →
Mpox vaccines: where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa
29th August 2024 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a... →
Competition in South Africa’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride
28th August 2024 South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts and a growing culture of non-payment. The... →
Giant batteries to store wind and solar power can speed up South Africa’s energy transition – how that can happen
27th August 2024 South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away from coal) and make sure that everyone... →
Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before – here’s what it takes
26th August 2024 Barely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is... →
Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned
22nd August 2024 Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,... →
Olympics in Africa: Egypt’s ambitious bid to host the games could succeed – but will it be worth it?
22nd August 2024 The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there’s a glaring absence... →
How does a disease spread from animals to humans? A lot has to do with people’s behaviour
22nd August 2024 Covid stunned the world with an unanticipated pandemic. Now mpox, a disease which originated in animals, has been declared a global public health... →
Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement
21st August 2024 The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent... →
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
16th August 2024 The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor,... →
