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Toxic chemicals banned years ago may be finding their way into children's toys, UCT study warns 

A new study from the University of Cape Town warns that children's products in South Africa could contain traces of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), toxic chemicals banned…

Universities must put South Africans first – but not alone

More than three decades after apartheid, South Africa's debates are still framed through racial lenses. The controversy over foreign academics at universities, amidst xenophobia…

What’s driving anti-immigrant healthcare blockades? Sharon Ekambaram from Lawyers for Human Rights says it’s everything from the sky-high cost of Zimbabwean passports and corruption to South Africa’s institutionalised xenophobia — and a growing global intolerance of migrants. (Bhekisisa team)

The migrant and the citizen: we need new forms of political community

South Africa's struggles with xenophobia, particularly against migrants from elsewhere in Africa, are not new. This article argues that blaming migrants deflects from deeper…

Daveyton teenager reaching for the stars through science and innovation

George Tsoametsi, an 18-year-old from Daveyton's Chief Albert Luthuli township, is making waves in science. Despite limited resources, this aspiring astrophysicist and robotics…

Trends: Several forces are creating fertile ground for investors to overemphasise the importance of recent events in assessing the future. Photo: Credit Magnific

Investors at risk of biases

How investors interpret shifts during periods of uncertainty depends on recent and generational experience. When these go unchecked, they harden into biases that obscure…

A view of the False Bay yacht Club and the South African Naval Docks in Simons Town, (Photo: David Harrison)

Scientists find medicines and pesticides accumulating in False Bay sediments

A new study led by the University of Cape Town reveals that False Bay's seabed is accumulating pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and metals, acting as a long-term pollution reservoir.…

The electronic cigarette industry arrived in the country with lots of hype and no regulation more than a decade ago. Today, the vape industry is thriving, with no guardrails in place and a growing teenage addiction problem. Photo: Olena Bohovyk/Pexels

The nicotine Wild West: How SA birthed the next generation of nicotine addicts

More than a decade after electronic cigarettes arrived in South Africa with no regulation, the vape industry continues to thrive unchecked, leading to a growing teenage addiction…