Ex-offenders in South Africa should get a resettlement grant. Here's why: Stigmatising and shaming ex-offenders hampers efforts to reintegrate them into society. shutterstockSouth Africa’s prison authorities have proposed paying unemployed ex-offenders a social grant for a transitional period after serving their sentences. The grant would provide thousands who re-enter society … [Read more...] about Ex-offenders in South Africa should get a resettlement grant. Here’s why | The Conversation
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Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa’s energy mix | The Conversation
Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa's energy mix: South Africa is the only African country that has nuclear power. The Koeberg nuclear reactor cooling tower. ShutterstockAfrica has the least nuclear power of any continent in the world, with the exception of Australia where nuclear power is banned. All the largest economies in the world have nuclear power as part of … [Read more...] about Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa’s energy mix | The Conversation
Does South Africa have a microplastics problem? Our research says yes | The Conversation
Does South Africa have a microplastics problem? Our research says yes: Surface water from the Vaal River is highly polluted with fragments of microplastics. Flickr/Paul SaadThe dangers of plastics, and more specifically microplastics, is increasingly grabbing the world’s attention. A growing body of research shows that plastics and microplastics in the marine environment are … [Read more...] about Does South Africa have a microplastics problem? Our research says yes | The Conversation
People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far | The Conversation
People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far: A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. ShutterstockNearly half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be avoided if people had access to emergency care. In Africa the main causes of emergencies are road accidents, … [Read more...] about People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far | The Conversation
Why NASA chose Senegal to find out more about an asteroid in outerspace | The Conversation
Why NASA chose Senegal to find out more about an asteroid in outerspace: A telescope pointed at the skies above Senegal to capture the stellar occultation. To be confirmedFrançois Colas, Observatoire de Paris, Insititut de Mécanique Celeste et de Calcul des EphéméridesDozens of scientists from NASA and France, along with five tons of astronomical equipment descended on Dakar, … [Read more...] about Why NASA chose Senegal to find out more about an asteroid in outerspace | The Conversation
