China's investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights: Coverage of Chinese presence in Africa has been somewhat misleading ShutterstockThe rise of China in Africa has triggered an ongoing debate about whether Chinese capital is a barrier that entraps African governments in practices that hinder poverty reduction. The most recent contribution to these … [Read more...] about China’s investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights | 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
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees: Refugees at the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. Getty Images/Jacques Stander/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesRecent changes to the law, and the promulgation of new regulations governing refugees in South Africa, have been heavily criticised by civil society organisations. The Act regulates the … [Read more...] about South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus | The Conversation
South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus: The red gum, or Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh ShutterstockFor thousands of years, trees and humans have maintained an intimate connection. It’s therefore not surprising that many tree species were moved around the world, following the footprints of human civilisation. Globally, however, more tree … [Read more...] about South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus | The Conversation
South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do | The Conversation
South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do: South Africa's fresh fruit industry is currently the largest exporter of agricultural products. ShutterstockSouth Africa’s urgent need to create jobs requires that the country take advantage of opportunities in the global economy that it can convert into quick wins. The fruit industry presents … [Read more...] about South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do | The Conversation
