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Why land evokes such deep emotions in Africa

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageLand is viewed as having more than just a commercial value in Africa but is central to identity and spirituality. Aaron Ufumeli/EPA

Land is often discussed in economic terms. Debates on the need for land redistribution in Africa focus on whether intended beneficiaries will put the resource to maximum economic and productive use and, moreover,...

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Mobile phones the pathway to internet in Africa

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageWindow on the world: Children in Nigeria film a Yoruba religious procession on their cellphones.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

There is abundant evidence that poorer people in Africa are now using the internet. In South Africa, most new users come from low income households, many of them living below the poverty line.

The main driver of this trend is...

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We standardise training for pilots and doctors. We must do the same for teachers

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageLiteracy levels in South Africa are low, so training educators who can teach reading is more vital than ever.From www.shutterstock.com

Teacher preparation programmes at many of South Africa’s universities are failing to produce graduates with the right skills to tackle the country’s literacy challenges.

Many South African children simply...

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Africa's rich heritage is under threat

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageA traditional clay minaret stands in the Malian city of Timbuktu. Structures such as these are being destroyed as a result of conflict.Adama Diarra/Reuters

Over the past decade many priceless heritage sites and monuments have been destroyed, vandalised or desecrated in countries across the world. On the African continent, sites in Libya, Algeria, Eg...

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  2. Tony Birch on Gary Foley: 'a direct and fiercely intellectual man'
  3. Viewpoints: should universities accept funding from industry?
  4. India's development debate must move beyond Modi
  5. What the record reveals of the chances of Indigenous recognition
  6. The mass university is good for equity, but must it also be bad for learning?
  7. A matter of degrees: why 2C warming is officially unsafe
  8. Renewable energy deal gives no certainty over coming decades
  9. Rare glimpse: satellites catch the birth of two volcanic islands
  10. Surprise election loss for Polish president spells trouble for governing party
  11. Brexit prospects for the UK digital market are none too rosy
  12. The jailed opposition leader who might hold the key to Venezuela's future
  13. Scrapping the Human Rights Act would be an anti-Magna Carta moment for Britain
  14. How sharing your success is perceived as bragging – more often than you think
  15. Long lists are eroding the value of being a scientific author
  16. Feelings are as important as grades to teenagers. Can schools help?
  17. Shorten puts pressure on Liberals over same-sex marriage
  18. Shell can't afford to wait until 2050 to adapt its business to climate change
  19. We trust children to know what gender they are – until they go against the norm
  20. Abbott gets push back on part of his radical citizenship plan
  21. Despite rhetoric, climate change ranks low in public's Keystone pipeline worries
  22. Why does social media advertising fall flat?
  23. John Nash: a beautiful mind and its exquisite mathematics
  24. Why automakers so frequently botch product recalls
  25. Plato, Justice Alito and the institution of marriage
  26. Hockey's expensive night out
  27. John Nash and his contribution to Game Theory and Economics
  28. The legacy of John Nash and his equilibrium theory
  29. Why government issued well-being may not make us happier
  30. Vote on kicking out Israel drags FIFA into politics it would rather avoid
  31. Why business leaders don't always make the best politicians
  32. We can't blame the loss of mid-level jobs purely on robots
  33. World Education Forum declares: ‘no target met unless met for all’
  34. What's next for tobacco control? A smoke-free generation
  35. All mixed up: interspecies love-ins and the offbeat history of our species
  36. Why the election in Burundi needs a longer postponement
  37. Don't believe your child's baby fat will melt away with age
  38. As the risk of sell-off by foreigners deepens, South Africa faces some tough decisions
  39. Harnessing the potential of Africa's North American academic diaspora
  40. Fintech might be hot right now, but banks are still winning
  41. Who decides? A question at the heart of meaningful reconciliation
  42. Want to help the environment? First fix your work-life balance
  43. Doing justice to disability: the upside of TEDx’s Stella bungle
  44. Canada's climate target is a smokescreen and full of loopholes
  45. Islamic State may finally efface the traces of lost empires at Palmyra
  46. Same-sex marriage should not be a matter for a conscience vote
  47. FactCheck: is tax up every year under the Abbott government?
  48. Let's stop the bullying of trainee doctors – for patients' sake
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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Emergency planning is one of those things many workplaces know they should think about, but it oft...

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Every excavation project in Australia — from a backyard deck footing to a multi-storey commercial bu...

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