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SA must up its game and produce teachers

Mncedisi Maphalala, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Zululand and Nhlanhla Mpofu, Senior Lecturer, University of the Free State A UNESCO report, which examined the number of teachers that each country needs, found that sub-Saharan Africa needs an additional 6,3 million teachers if it’s to attain universal primary education by 2030. The Centre […]

Farming in South Africa under threat from climate change

Peter Johnston, Climate Scientist & Researcher, University of Cape Town There’s an assumption in the agricultural industry that the yields and prices of crops will vary according to local conditions as well as supply and demand in local and international markets. As a result, farmers understand that not every year will be profitable but over […]

The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices

The share of renewable energies in the overall energy mix will certainly have an impact on electricity market dynamics. This includes energy prices. Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria and George Alex Thopil, Senior lecturer in Engineering & Technology Management, University of Pretoria The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is […]

South Africa’s real water crisis: not understanding what’s needed

At present, only 8% of rainfall actually runs into the rivers and is then available to be used or stored in dams. If rainfall becomes more intense, that proportion will be greater.   Mike Muller, Visiting Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand A serious multi-year drought in parts of South Africa’s Northern and Eastern Cape […]

VIOLENCE in South Africa: the search for root causes

The family is the key to address violence in society. Nicolette V Roman, SARChI: Human Capabilities, Social Cohesion and the Family, University of the Western Cape South Africans are frequently reminded of just how violent the country is. Attacks on foreign nationals and the killing of women and children have been prominent in the news. […]

Mini-budget underscores bad state of of South Africa’s economy

Now it is a matter of waiting to see what comes from behind-the-scenes negotiations with public sector unions and between spheres and departments of government. Seán Mfundza Muller, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Research Associate at the Public and Environmental Economics Research Centre (PEERC), University of Johannesburg The new dawn promised by Cyril Ramaphosa when […]

South Africa’s future energy mix: wind, solar and coal, but no nuclear

Hartmut Winkler, Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg 30 October 2019 South Africa has a new energy plan which covers 2019 to 2030. It follows cabinet’s recent adoption of a new Integrated Resource Plan for electricity generation. The plan – which builds on a relatively well-received draft announced last year – makes some significant advances […]

Panic over water in Gauteng misplaced

  Mike Muller, Visiting Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand It has been a hot, dry October in much of the interior of South Africa. And the rains have started later than usual. So it was not surprising that alarm bells went off when it was announced that the Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel system, […]

‘Untouchable’ Malema and Moyane in Adv Nel’s sight 

24 October 2019 Adv Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, announced Thursday at a media conference that his unit served a mandamus application on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Minister of Justice to compel the NPA through the court to take a decision on the prosecution of the EFF leader, Julius Malema, […]