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South America

SA companies should focus on meeting the requirements for a ‘green economy’
Opinion
/ 17 September 2024

SA companies should focus on meeting the requirements for a ‘green economy’

The public and civil society taking action to ensure compliance with environmental sustainability local and international laws and treaties is likely to gather momentum

By David Geral
La Niña determines predictions for the oilseed and grains harvest
Africa
/ 24 February 2022

La Niña determines predictions for the oilseed and grains harvest

The weather remains topical across the Southern Hemisphere but has resulted in mixed fortunes

By Wandile Sihlobo
What South Africa’s excessive rains mean for food prices
Opinion
/ 17 January 2022

What South Africa’s excessive rains mean for food prices

We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies

By Wandile Sihlobo
Most climate science is written by white men
Africa
/ 17 October 2021

Most climate science is written by white men

In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North

By The Continent
Welcome to Benguela, Angola’s top holiday destination
Africa
/ 15 September 2021

Welcome to Benguela, Angola’s top holiday destination

Benguela exists in the country’s collective psyche in a way no other city does. It’s a place that’s inspired poets, musicians, writers and artists

By Cláudio Silva
Make Brazil great again: Bolsonaro’s right-wing policies are not the trump
World
/ 14 September 2021

Make Brazil great again: Bolsonaro’s right-wing policies are not the trump

To understand more about what’s going on in South America’s most populous country, and what might happen next, The Continent spoke to João Bosco Monte, the head of the Brazil Africa Institute

By The Continent
South Africa’s agricultural sector is likely to have an unusual period of three consecutive favourable seasons
Opinion
/ 1 September 2021

South Africa’s agricultural sector is likely to have an unusual period of three consecutive favourable seasons

But higher international commodity prices will keep input costs elevated for the livestock and poultry sector

By Wandile Sihlobo
Palm oil: Useful but destructive
The Green Guardian
/ 4 July 2021

Palm oil: Useful but destructive

Palm oil contributes to deforestation, biodiversity loss, peatland destruction and climate change, and the biofuel is more polluting than fossil-based diesel

By Chris Gilili
Meditate for peace and unity
Article
/ 6 March 2020

Meditate for peace and unity

Invincible defence technology uses transcendental meditation to reduce crime and violence

By Arlene Schar and David Leffler
Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces
Article
/ 11 November 2019

Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces

As chanting Bolivians kept up demonstrations in the street, the 60-year-old called new elections, but this was not enough to calm the uproar

By Francisco Jara
Smart ants cut the needless chatter
Article
/ 25 January 2019

Smart ants cut the needless chatter

A new study suggests they build super-highways without having to communicate with each other

By Patrick Galey
Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion

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

By Sipho Kings
Why studying African birds’ varied migration patterns is so important
Article
/ 15 May 2018

Why studying African birds’ varied migration patterns is so important

There are hundreds of variations on the basic ‘flavour’ of bird migration

By Les Underhill

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