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population growth

62,027,503 and counting — the Census 2022 data in charts

South Africa

62,027,503 and counting — the Census 2022 data in charts

By Victoria O’Regan and Rudi Louw

After the Bell: Africa’s population growth will blow your mind

Africa

After the Bell: Africa’s population growth will blow your mind

By Tim Cohen

What is Earth’s sustainable population carrying capacity? Much bigger than you thought, actually

World

What is Earth’s sustainable population carrying capacity? Much bigger than you thought, actually

By Anton Cartwright

We need a 4IR shift in our approach to SA’s multiple water-related crises

South Africa

We need a 4IR shift in our approach to SA’s multiple water-related crises

By Mduduzi Mbiza and Saurabh Sinha

Five ways in which South Africa can advance equity

South Africa

Five ways in which South Africa can advance equity

By Rose Tuyeni Peter, Beth Vale and Daryl Swanepoel

Partnerships and collaboration the only way to improve the sorry state of SA’s cities

Business Maverick

Partnerships and collaboration the only way to improve the sorry state of SA’s cities

By Sasha Planting

Time to take off the climate crisis blinkers and accept that everything as we know it needs to change

Politics

Time to take off the climate crisis blinkers and accept that everything as we know it needs to change

By Don Pinnock

Turning Africa’s cities from decaying dead-end wastelands into a source of optimism and sustainable development

Africa

Turning Africa’s cities from decaying dead-end wastelands into a source of optimism and sustainable development

By Edgar Pieterse

Harrowing UN report on nutrition gives Africa food for thought

Africa

Harrowing UN report on nutrition gives Africa food for thought

By Zachary Donnenfeld for ISS Today

Africa needs to ramp up education to meet the changing world of work

Africa

Africa needs to ramp up education to meet the changing world of work

By Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Water wars will increasingly fuel African and Middle East conflicts

Africa

Water wars will increasingly fuel African and Middle East conflicts

By Clive Lipchin and Hussein Solomon

Yola and the Ogas – the epitome of Nigeria’s enormous challenges and promise

Africa

Yola and the Ogas – the epitome of Nigeria’s enormous challenges and promise

By Greg Mills, Saul Musker and Emily van der Merwe