June 07
South Africa: Internet Access Is Unequal in South Africa's Economic Powerhouse - Survey Shows Race and Income Mark the Digital Divide
Digital technologies create great opportunities, but the transformation they offer isn't equally within reach of everyone. Access is determined by a vast digital divide. Read more »
June 03
South Africa: Student Teachers in South Africa Face a Stressful Career - How to Prepare Them Better
South African teacher education qualifications are expected to comply with the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications. But evidence points to gaps in teacher… Read more »
Africa: Tax Data Can Be Mined to Shape Better Policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Show How
Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile, sovereign debt interest payments… Read more »
June 01
South Africa: Getting Through School in South Africa - How Learners Make It to the End After a Poor Start
South Africa's schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24)… Read more »
May 31
Africa: HIV in South Africa - Why Rolling Out a Groundbreaking New Shot Will Miss a Critical Group of Men
The first shipment of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable that prevents HIV with two shots a year, arrived in South Africa from the United States in early April 2026. Clinical… Read more »
May 28
South Africa: Turtles Finally Have a Place in the Tree of Life - X-Ray Study of South African Fossils Was a Decider
The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Fuel Supply and the Iran War - Data Black Holes and Low Strategic Stock Put the Country At Risk
The supply of crude oil to the world had been reduced by about 7.5% to 10.1% by March 2026 in what the World Bank described as the largest oil market disruption in history. The… Read more »
May 26
South Africa: How Will Teachers Handle Bullying? South African Study Finds They're Ill-Prepared
Bullying is a widespread global problem, with extensive research across countries showing that no school is immune. In South Africa, the scale is particularly concerning, with… Read more »
May 23
South Africa: Iran War Is Exposing South Africa's Dependency On Diesel - What Went Wrong
It is forgivable to think that an oil shock mainly hurts at the petrol pump. After all, that is where households feel it first. But when my colleagues and I at the Bureau for… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: What Are Misfluencers and What Can Be Done About False Information Online?
Misleading information online is often treated as a technical glitch, something that better algorithms or stricter moderation can fix. But research points to a more complex… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Gut Health - Why Food Alone Won't Fix Childhood Stunting
South Africa has a paradox when it comes to food availability. Its supermarkets are overflowing. But it continues to record high levels of stunted growth. Read more »
May 17
South Africa: Water Tank Delivery in South Africa Has Stopped Pipes Getting Fixed and Opened the Door to Corruption - Research
Across many cities and towns in South Africa, turning on a tap no longer guarantees water. Instead, trucks - known as water tankers - arrive to deliver water to communities facing… Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Julius Malema - South Africa's Performative Revolutionary Is Facing His Biggest Battle
Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa's fourth-largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is a divisive figure: loved by some, hated by others. Read more »
May 13
Africa: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - How They Stack Up On Reusing Waste
The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then throw them away. This "take, make, dispose" model has… Read more »
May 11
South Africa: South African Study Reveals Most Dog Fights Happen At Home - and How Best to Prevent It
Dogs can be very aggressive towards one another, as many people will have witnessed in public places. But in South Africa aggression between dogs occurs more often in people's… Read more »
May 08
South Africa: Birds of Prey in South Africa Are in Trouble - a Study Analyses Data From 16 Years of Road Counts
Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are… Read more »
May 07
South Africa: Propaganda Machine to Public Good - a Brief History of 50 Years of TV in South Africa
How does a medium once branded "the devil's own box" become the fireplace around which a nation tries to rekindle its broken identity? Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Are Far Less Tolerant of Migrants Than Before - Hotspots, Drivers and Solutions
Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg) in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in… Read more »
Africa: I've Investigated a Hantavirus Outbreak. Here's What I Can Tell You About the Cruise Ship Cluster
The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by… Read more »
May 05
South Africa: No Water, No Crops - Irrigation Schemes Could Be a Powerful Way for South Africa's Smallholder Farmers to Adapt to Climate Change
Across South Africa's rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers… Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Reforms to South Africa's Technical Colleges Keep Failing Students and Employers - Why?
South Africa's 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions. Read more »
April 29
South Africa: South Africa's AI Policy Cited Fake Research, Created By AI - What Lessons Need to Be Learned
South Africa's first attempt to establish a binding artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework came to an abrupt halt just 16 days after it was officially gazetted. Read more »
April 28
South Africa: Climate Change Hits South African Women Unevenly - Why Race, Class, Age and Power Matter
As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A climate risk assessment… Read more »
April 26
South Africa: Mopane Worm and Termite Sales Relieve Poverty in Rural South Africa - Studies Explore the Impact
South Africa's Limpopo province borders Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. It is one of the poorest provinces in the country. This is due to a combination of historical… Read more »
April 23
South Africa: Boreholes Are Booming in a Drying South Africa - How the Government Plans to Tighten Controls
In South Africa, a water-scarce country, groundwater is a vital supply for small towns and commercial farming. Read more »
