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The energy transition itself carries human rights risks. If clean energy is built on compromised rights, it will not be sustainable in the long term. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images
AFRICAN INDUSTRIALISATION

Clean energy must extend beyond megawatts and minerals

Renewable does not always mean responsible, which is why business and human rights needs to be at the heart of Africa’s energy future

  • Pooja Dela & Dylan Cron
5 min read
Digital content may seem harmless but children are being commodified and South Africa’s legal framework has not evolved to include the digital economy.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Pixels and protection: Strengthening legal frameworks against digital child labour

In many cases, the digital economy presents a perceived lifeline for families who are struggling to make ends meet

  • Letlhokwa George Mpedi & Tshilidzi Marwala
6 min read