A beautifully written book that shows why nostalgia is not to be trusted.
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South Africa’s largest gold producer went to court to win the right to use its own solar power.
Obesity remains a problem in Africa.
Mediation is deeply rooted in the country’s approach to conflict and social dialogue.
Hydroponic farming is a good way to grow fresh fruit and vegetables in South African cities where high levels of unemployment and poverty make these unaffordable.
Research identified persistent impediments to student well-being.
Les mots traduisent le rapport de forces: quand il s'agit de retour des biens culturels, le terme “restititution”, contrairement à “raptriement” évoque la justice.
Distinção não é questão acadêmica: repatriação dá ênfase a quem devolve, enquanto restituição muda foco para quem reivindica, afirma seus direitos e exige justiça.
Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
Trust, care and belonging are the foundation for families thriving.
Young men in low-income communities in Cape Town and London often walk with great fear.
Se marier avant 18 ans nuit aux droits des filles à la santé, à l'éducation et à l'égaité des sexes.
Marriage under the age of 18 harms girls’ health, education and gender equality.
The case settles a longstanding question: how does a civil marriage affect a couple’s earlier customary marriage?
Failing water, power, sanitation and security services in South Africa are spurring households and communities to do it themselves.
Although the judgment promotes gender equality, it opens another chapter in the struggle between customs and constitutional rights.
Green lawyers are using the new global climate change legal opinion to challenge Shell in South Africa, and resist the expansion of fossil fuel industries.
Two South African insurance companies are suing the government after large companies suffered catastrophic damage in 2022 floods.
South Africa plans to ban plastic microbead particles that wash into the ocean and end up in the fish we consume. The ban may take two years to come into effect.
AI coverage in African media has shown that local voices and experts are missing.
Authors
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Director of the Global Environmental Law Centre; Associate Professor Department of Public Law & Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of African legal pluralism, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of the Western Cape
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Senior researcher, urban sustainability transitions, environmental governance and resilience, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Professor of History, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work, University of the Western Cape
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer in English for Educational Development, University of the Western Cape
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Extraordinary Professor of literature, University of the Western Cape
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SARChI: Human Capabilities, Social Cohesion and the Family, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Full Professor of Demography, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Lecturer, University of Leeds; University of the Western Cape