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South Africa’s security forces were once brutally entrenched apartheid.
Researcher Sandy Africa documents the rocky road to reform
💻 University of Pretoria
#SA30Years #BusinessAndEconomy
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Humans are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to inform decisions about our lives. AI is, for instance, helping to make hiring choices and offer medical diagnoses.
theconversation.com/understanding-…
💻 Mary Carman, Wits University and Uwe Peters, Utrecht University
#ScienceAndTech
Revolutionary digital health tools are changing lives in rural Kenya, bringing hope and reconnection to those with hearing loss.
theconversation.com/nearly-136-mil…
💻 De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria University of Pretoria
#HealthAndMedicine
Africa is home to more than 20% of the world’s bat population. There are over 200 species to be found on the continent. South Africa is particularly diverse, with 72 bat species
💻 Mariëtte Pretorius, Wits University
#ScienceAndTech theconversation.com/africa-is-full…
Development finance is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes.
theconversation.com/development-fi…
💻 Abdul Latif Alhassan, UCT and Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra
#BusinessAndEconomy
What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa part 2: Tasting the fruits of freedom
theconversation.com/south-africans…
#SA30Years #Politics #podcasts #SouthAfrica
In 1994, South Africa promised 'Electricity for All'. Thirty years later, Eskom is the biggest challenge facing the country.
theconversation.com/south-africas-…
💻 Mark Swilling, Stellenbosch University
#EnvironmentAndEnergy #SA30Years
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times in the last nine years. The power outages, which prevent people from meeting routine business and household needs, result in huge economic and social costs.
theconversation.com/why-nigerias-e…
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Technology can potentially improve communication about sex education by utilizing social media platforms, where adolescents already spend a significant amount of time.
theconversation.com/social-media-f…
💻 Ayobami Precious Adekola, The University of South Africa @UNISA
#Education
The decline of lesser flamingos in east Africa's soda lakes is a cause for concern, with numbers dwindling despite their abundance.
theconversation.com/east-africas-s…
💻 Aidan Byrne, King's College London King's College London
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Access to healthcare in remote areas is a challenge faced by many in Sierra Leone, impacting COVID-19 vaccination rates.
theconversation.com/how-to-get-vac…
💻 Niccolo Francesco Meriggi, University of Oxford
#HealthAndMedicine