With higher warming levels, most of the spaces in which species can survive will be lost and the potential for restoration will become more limited.
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Global green energy: trick or treat for fossil era workers?
What will the renewable energy economy mean for millions of people who have spent their lives digging for coal, oil and gas, or servicing other carbon-intensive industries?
Politics and Society How the rollout of South Africa’s renewable energy plan is failing communities
There is significant potential for the community trusts to improve the financial position of communities. But it’s not happening.
Politics and Society Law graduates to challenge legal profession’s discrimination against immigrants
Zimbabwean-born and fully South African qualified advocate works as a waiter because of legal profession’s rules
Politics and Society Xenophobia alive in some schools, human rights meeting is told
Matric children of immigrants born in South Africa also battle to get IDs so that they can enrol in tertiary education, but Home Affairs is trying to fix this
Politics and Society Something new from Africa? Our decade to shape the African century
The 21st century will be the African century: African cities and youth populations are exploding! The climate crisis threatens the continent. Africa stands at a pivotal point in its history – the choices Africans make in the next decade will shape the nature of the African century and influence the wider world.
Politics and Society How Frelimo betrayed Samora Machel’s dream of a free Mozambique
Frelimo, which governs Mozambique, has squandered the enormous political capital it enjoyed at independence. It now remains in power through violence, intimidation, harassment, and threats.
Politics and Society Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked
The Durban warehouse belonging to FoodForward SA was ransacked on Tuesday, prompting the organisation to close all its branches in five cities, leaving some 675,000 people without the food it supplies.
Politics and Society Chaos in South Africa points to failures in the project to build a democracy
After 1994 efforts were made to embed democracy. The focus was on policy and institution-building. What was missing was ensuring all South Africans were on board.