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Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Elephants in the room

Article Maxwell Gomera & Neville Ash - 30 Aug 2019

Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods

Decriminalising same-sex sex is good for all of us

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 11 Jun 2019

The entire history of penal codes that outlaw same-sex desire and sex is a history of oppression that can never be justified

Trawling the streets of Asia for food

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 31 May 2019

A docu-series highlights the importance of nutritious and delicious meals provided by pavement vendors

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Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs

Article Agency - 6 May 2019

The warning will throw a shadow over the next round of talks, with a delegation from Beijing due in Washington this week

Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion

Article Sipho Kings - 5 Oct 2018

That’s not the research findings the proponents of small-scale, organic agriculture want to hear

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Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

Article Agency - 6 Sep 2018

The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations

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Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

Africa Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2018

No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

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Myanmar’s Rohingya: Cornered by poverty, stalked by violence

Article Hla Hla Htay - 19 Jul 2017

Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred corner of Rakhine State say fear is one of the few constants in their lives

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Economic week ahead: The end of an era

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Oct 2014

This week is expected to see the end of the Federal Reserve’s daring asset purchase programme.

Economic week ahead: Looking for growth

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Sep 2014

Investor interest is likely to centre on PMI reports in China and Europe. Both sets of reports may be disappointing. Here is your guide.

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Gold swings near three-week high as Asian demand seen increasing

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jan 2014

The gold price hovered near a three-week high as investors weighed up Asian demand against overall slowing investment.

Gandhi’s lessons for al-Qaeda

Analysis Staff Reporter - 12 Sep 2013

Historian Faisal Devji unearths some unusual and unlikely links in South Asia’s fraught history.

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The super-rich swell their ranks and keep getting richer

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jun 2013

A million more people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year, almost a third of them in Asia.

South Africa at core of illicit ape trade

Article Fiona Macleod - 26 Jul 2012

Pet owners in Asia are snapping up 'pocket' primates provided by traders in South Africa. Fiona Macleod reports

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Justice department hit by a costly cyberattack

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Sabelo Skiti - 30 Sep 2020

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda