Author: Laura Grant
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What a young population means for Africa in 7 charts and a map
Africa’s population is growing at a fast rate and its population is younger than anywhere else.
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What Durban’s floods tell us about climate resilience and coastal cities
An investigation of how climate change affects coastal cities and how floods in Durban, South Africa, are an example of how such cities can prepare for the future.
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Extreme temperatures in South Africa
The hottest temperatures have almost all been in the past 30 years
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More than 1,000 kidnappings a month have been reported since January
One province is driving this increase – Gauteng
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Blowing hot air: Africa’s big greenhouse gas emitters
The next United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Egypt in November. Although emissions of African countries are low compared to the big global emitters. South Africa is the exception.
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Matrics in 2021 buck school drop-out trends
Grade 12s did not drop out of the system because of Covid-19, in fact more pupils wrote the exams, and the pass rate improved on 2020’s.
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Hung councils and low voter turnout are the main features of the 2021 elections
The number of municipalities that will be run by coalitions has more than doubled. Is this what the future of local government looks like?
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Who are the candidates who want your vote in local government elections 2021?
We dug into the candidates list to find out how many are running in multiple wards and if young people are putting their names forward for election.