The Conversation
People forage for wild food in public spaces in South African cities – how to plan for this
26th August 2026 Foraging, the act of gathering wild plant and animal materials from the environment, is becoming more and more popular in cities around the world.... →
South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that
25th August 2026 South Africa can produce enough food for its population, according to official statistics. But-millions face hunger, partly because food is lost... →
Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
25th August 2026 The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing’s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. In 2025, an estimated... →
Refinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
25th August 2026 East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the... →
Why water rights aren’t enough to fix South Africa’s deeply unequal farming sector
24th August 2026 South Africa’s commercial farming sector is still shaped by the legacy of slavery, colonialism and apartheid. Black South Africans make up more... →
Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weakness
24th August 2026 Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years. Malawi and Botswana saw... →
South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: why it matters for climate justice
20th August 2026 South Africa’s Constitutional Court – the country’s highest court – handed down a landmark judgment for climate change and environmental justice in... →
Governments shouldn’t rely on AI to decide who gets a social grant: inside a South African court case
19th August 2026 South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant. The... →
What happened when a South African school switched from English to bilingual science tests
19th August 2026 South African no-fee primary schools use African languages as well as English for teaching and testing. Before 2025, children started learning in... →
Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
19th August 2026 The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis.... →
