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Africa’s herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitised before more biodiversity is lost

Herbarium cabinets lock away valuable plant data that needs to be mobilised through digitisation.

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Sunscreen for lakes and dams: could a thin floating layer of nanomaterial shield water from evaporation?

A new nanomaterial ‘blanket’ could reduce evaporation from dams by blocking heat while letting sunlight through, helping save scarce water in hot parts of Africa.

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Ce que les rituels bassari au Sénégal nous apprennent sur la protection de la biodiversité

Chez les Bassaris, le milieu naturel représente un espace socialisé, sacralisé et mémorialisé.

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One African market requires harmonised standards

When regulatory standards are aligned, goods move faster, businesses operate with greater certainty and markets become more integrated.

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From infrastructure to industrialisation: Building Africa's next bridge to economic integration

At the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) 2026, held in Cape Town, H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, delivered a incisive address on...

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People forage for wild food in public spaces in South African cities – how to plan for this

South African cities could create dedicated spaces where picking indigenous plants is safe.

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African musicians losing millions without IP protection, says US

Despite an 'insatiable appetite for African music', insufficient IP protection means artists are missing out on revenues, the US says.

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South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call

The xenophobic protests against Malawians, Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and other Africans in South Africa not only created a humanitarian crisis but also jeopardised the achievement of some SDGs.

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Watch – Inside Cape Town’s data hub deal

A golf course became a R3-billion logistics hub. Now it’s set to house two of Cape Town’s biggest data centres. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters reports on a R100 land swap, a data centre reclassifi...

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South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that

South Africa must focus not just on food production but on preserving what is produced through improved cold chain infrastructure.

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Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems

The challenge now is not simply helping people live longer, but ensuring they age well.

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Why water rights aren’t enough to fix South Africa’s deeply unequal farming sector

Without finance, infrastructure and power, many Black South African farmers remain dependent on white commercial farmers.

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