June 08
South Africa: Rhino Horn - Why South Africa Wants to Revive the International Trade, and Why Critics Fear the Consequences
South Africa wants to expand exports of rhino hunting trophies and other wildlife products. The move relies on an exemption process within the international treaty that has largely… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Change Is Threatening Sheep Farmers in South Africa's Drakensberg - How They're Adapting
In the rugged and mountainous Drakensberg grasslands of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmers rear sheep for food, cultural practices and financial security. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Anti-Migrant Campaigns Use the Language of Democracy - Why That's Dangerous
Anti-migrant campaigns in South Africa are increasingly being framed as acts of community protection. Protesters present their efforts as a response to community concerns about… Read more »
South Africa: South African Telescope Detects Record-Breaking Signal From the Early Universe
Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, opening a new radio astronomy frontier. A hydroxyl… Read more »
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
Southern Africa: AI and Journalism in Southern Africa - Editors Are Using It but Balanced With Human Expertise and Editorial Judgement
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday newsroom work across Africa. It has entered quietly through routine tasks such as transcription, headline writing,… Read more »
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
Namibia: Unearthing Namibia's Forgotten Genocide Through Forensic Archaeology
The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial… Read more »
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 20
Lesotho: Lesotho's Mountain Life Was Harsh for Early Humans - Fire Made All the Difference
When imagining our early human ancestors in prehistoric Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, one might envision trekkers plodding across a savanna, baking under an equatorial… Read more »
Zambia: Lake Kariba's Rising Waters Bring Hope to Communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Built in the 1950s to generate electricity, Lake Kariba in Zambia and Zimbabwe has since supported activities such as tourism, fishing and conservation. All of these are affected… 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 »
Botswana: Pensions for Botswana's Elderly Are Growing, but Care Services Are Lacking - Study Tracks 20 Years
Botswana's economy is projected to contract by 0.4% in 2026, driven largely by a slowdown in the diamond sector. Diamonds account for a third of fiscal revenues and a quarter of… 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 »
