COVID-19: the cure could be worse than the disease for South Africa: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa declaring a national lockdown as a result of COVID-19. EPA/picture supplied by GCIS (Government Information Services)As the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads worldwide, some governments have taken rapid and unprecedented action. Others, led by bigoted leaders who … [Read more...] about COVID-19: the cure could be worse than the disease for South Africa | The Conversation
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A tiny bone from Little Foot’s skeleton adds fresh insights into what our ancestors could do | The Conversation
A tiny bone from Little Foot's skeleton adds fresh insights into what our ancestors could do: Little Foot's skull, with the arrow on the right-hand image indicating the specimen's atlas. R.J. Clarke/Author suppliedIn his book Wonderful Life, Professor Stephen Jay Gould – an evolutionary biologist, palaeontologist and widely-read popular science author – described the … [Read more...] about A tiny bone from Little Foot’s skeleton adds fresh insights into what our ancestors could do | The Conversation
Why FIFA’s reform proposals could damage African football | The Conversation
Why FIFA's reform proposals could damage African football: Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Dean Furman of South Africa during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Visionhaus/Getty ImagesFIFA has ended its 6-month management takeover of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). But the future of the game on the continent is still clouded with uncertainty. In June last year … [Read more...] about Why FIFA’s reform proposals could damage African football | The Conversation
Smart water heating could help in South Africa’s energy crisis | The Conversation
Smart water heating could help in South Africa's energy crisis: By centrally controlling when household water heaters (geysers) can be switched on and off, South Africa can ease up electricity demand during peak consumption times. ShutterstockSouth Africa’s energy crisis has many dimensions, from political and economic to technical and environmental. Recently, the country’s … [Read more...] about Smart water heating could help in South Africa’s energy crisis | The Conversation
In 100 000 years Lake Victoria has dried up three times. It could happen again | The Conversation
In 100 000 years Lake Victoria has dried up three times. It could happen again: Lake Victoria Aleksandr Stezhkin/ShutterstockLake Victoria, in East Africa, is the world’s largest tropical freshwater lake. At 68,800km², it’s also the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America. On a clear day you cannot see the other side of Lake Victoria, … [Read more...] about In 100 000 years Lake Victoria has dried up three times. It could happen again | The Conversation
