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Africa is on the front lines of climate change. It has been a largely rural continent, but 60% of its population will be living in cities by 2050. Photo: Getty Images.
CITIES

Cities are key to tackling climate change

Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
The recent floods damaged these crops more than wheat and canola. Notably, there are reportedly quality issues in barley, and the extent of it will be clear in the coming weeks. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
ALIZE LE ROUX

Cities will feel the heat from climate change

South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
And as South Africa marks Human Rights Day, thirty years after human dignity was written into law, this is the reckoning we cannot postpone.
AGRICULTURE

Recommendations for a nation in crisis

South Africa lacks rigorous implementation of its many, well-designed policies and plans

  • Naledi Ngqambela
9 min read
Transport, which has previously been the largest contributor to the headline rate, increased by 11.1% year-on-year and contributed 1.6 percentage points. Photo: (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
BUSSES

Public transport inequality

The Competition Commission’s market inquiry reveals that South Africa’s public transport system remains skewed by class, advantaging middle- and high-income earners

  • Lloyd Gedye
8 min read