Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression: GettyImagesGovernments across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the mountain of related challenges, fake news has become a source of frustration. Some are now referring to this fake news phenomenon as a ‘disinfodemic’. Purveyors of fake news are … [Read more...] about Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression | The Conversation
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We found high UV doses at high-altitude hiking trails in Reunion and Cape Town | The Conversation
We found high UV doses at high-altitude hiking trails in Reunion and Cape Town: A couple taking in the view from Table Mountain, Cape Town. Getty ImagesUltraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is important for life on earth and especially for humans. In animals UV radiation is essential for biological functions like calcium metabolism. In vegetation it’s necessary for … [Read more...] about We found high UV doses at high-altitude hiking trails in Reunion and Cape Town | The Conversation
COVID-19 highlights South Africa’s need for local level social data | The Conversation
COVID-19 highlights South Africa's need for local level social data: People queue to receive food during a distribution. Marco Longari/AFPThe COVID-19 pandemic is a fundamentally social and societal event. The virus spreads between people, and impacts individuals, households and communities. Any country’s response to the pandemic must be guided by social data and expertise as … [Read more...] about COVID-19 highlights South Africa’s need for local level social data | The Conversation
Exploitation changes leopard behaviour with long-term genetic costs | The Conversation
Exploitation changes leopard behaviour with long-term genetic costs: Growing evidence suggests that most leopard populations across southern Africa are threatened by exploitation. GettyImagesThroughout their range leopards are in rapid decline, having disappeared from North Africa, much of the Middle East and Asia. Declines have been so severe that the species is now … [Read more...] about Exploitation changes leopard behaviour with long-term genetic costs | The Conversation
Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences | The Conversation
Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences: To meet the needs of its youthful population, African businesses must expand and governments must invest in infrastructure. Getty ImagesAfrica is home to 41 of the International Monetary Fund’s 59 Low Income Countries. These are more structurally vulnerable to external shocks such as COVID-19. The pandemic is … [Read more...] about Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences | The Conversation
