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Plague of locusts marks South Africa's biggest outbreak cycle in 25 years

South Africa

Plague of locusts marks South Africa's biggest outbreak cycle in 25 years

By Tembile Sgqolana

Hunger and food insecurity in southern Africa – a region on the brink of mass starvation

Africa

Hunger and food insecurity in southern Africa – a region on the brink of mass starvation

By Tatenda Mazarura

Calm before the storm? IMF study suggests unrest declined under Covid, but may still erupt

Business Maverick

Calm before the storm? IMF study suggests unrest declined under Covid, but may still erupt

By Ed Stoddard

The reader’s and viewer’s guide to pathogen literature

World

The reader’s and viewer’s guide to pathogen literature

By J Brooks Spector