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The Failing Response to Pesticide Drift in Brazil’s Rural Communities
23rd July 2018 In May 2013 an airplane sprayed pesticides over a rural school, São José do Pontal, located among the vast corn and soy plantations extending... →
The long and short of South African school commutes: a case study
2nd July 2018 Education enables social mobility. This is particularly true in a context of high inequality and high unemployment, such as South Africa. This is... →
Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done
20th April 2018 At least 110-million of the 600-million people still living without access to electricity in Africa live in urban areas. Most are within a stone... →
Like Sodium in Water – Hayden Eastwood
17th April 2018 It’s post-independence Zimbabwe and an atmosphere of nostalgia hangs over much of Harare’s remaining white community. Hayden Eastwood grows up in a... →
Does moving to a city mean a better life? New evidence
By: Econ3x3 17th April 2018 Moving to a city in search of work seems to pay off for many poor people in the countryside. Data that track changes over time indicate that as... →
SAFTU: SAFTU statement on illicit trading
31st October 2017 Amongst the sensational revelations in Jacques Pauw’ book The President’s Keepers, about illegal activities involving President Zuma, was another... →
'White monopoly capital': an excuse to avoid South Africa's real problems 
28th March 2017 The call for radical economic transformation has grown louder following President Jacob Zuma’s 2017 State of the Nation Address. Accompanying these... →
Fighting Somali piracy: don’t get the next steps wrong
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th March 2017 On 13 March, the Aris 13 was hijacked off the coast of Somalia, leading analysts to ask whether the incident heralded a fresh wave of Somali... →
