SANRAL Southern Region appoints first research associate: EDUCATION IS KEY: Keith Nare is the newly appointed research associate at the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) lab in Port Elizabeth. SANRAL Southern Region appoints first research associate Port Elizabeth, 13 March 2017: The recent addition to the staff complement at the South African National Roads … [Read more...] about SANRAL Southern Region appoints first research associate
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Why southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu | The Conversation
Why southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu: Red-billed Teal and Egyptian Geese were identified as the highest risk species for avian influenza transmission in southern Africa ShutterstockOver the past few months several outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu, have killed birds in Europe and East Africa. The most recent outbreak occurred in Uganda and is … [Read more...] about Why southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu | The Conversation
Why opposition parties in southern Africa struggle to win power | The Conversation
Why opposition parties in southern Africa struggle to win power: Julius Malema and his fellow opposition EFF MPs being bundled out of parliament for disrupting President Jacob Zuma's speech. Sumaya Hisham/ReutersOver the last three decades there’s been some progress towards institutionalising multiparty democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this elections in the region … [Read more...] about Why opposition parties in southern Africa struggle to win power | The Conversation
Rising sea temperatures are shaping tropical storms in southern Africa | The Conversation
Rising sea temperatures are shaping tropical storms in southern Africa: Some of the destruction in Inhambane, Mozambique after tropical storm Dineo made landfall. Steven Clarey/TwitterA tropical storm – named Dineo – has swept in from the Indian Ocean, causing extensive flooding as it hit landfall in Mozambique. More damage is threatened as it swings south and west. Tropical … [Read more...] about Rising sea temperatures are shaping tropical storms in southern Africa | The Conversation
Why it’s hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa | The Conversation
Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa: ShutterstockThe native range of the Fall armyworm – Spodoptera frugiperda – is in South and North America. But it’s rapidly spreading across Southern Africa. This follows the first reports of its arrival on the African continent in Nigeria in January 2016. Within a year it spread, … [Read more...] about Why it’s hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa | The Conversation
