Let us not forget the many places where people are oppressed and in danger. In Rakhine, young men are caught between an active war and forced conscription. [...]
Stellenbosch researchers have found the world’s oldest termite mounds in Namaqualand. A case for Muslims in the natural sciences, conservation and academic research. [...]
Some cannot afford Qurbani for the first time in decades. Reports from Nigeria and Senegal show the same pressure across the ummah. [...]
Parties had until 12 June 2024 to clear their election posters, at R100 a poster if they did not. It is a small point of law — and a fair test of how seriously parties take the law at all. [...]
SAMNET calls on environmental professionals to scrutinise DFFE proposals that would let SANParks approve developments without the usual statutory checks. The answer to inefficiency is better systems, not fewer protections. [...]
Of 7 795 qualifications conferred at UKZN’s 2024 Autumn Graduation, women made up 65.76% of all graduates, 69.57% of cum laude and 72.73% of summa cum laude graduands. [...]
The veto is a vestige of a colonial and post-war order that has passed. Africa has the largest bloc of UN members and not one permanent seat. Reform should mean removing the veto, not adding to it. [...]
Three insights from the SAMNET 2024 Election Survey: near-universal intention to vote, Gaza as a decisive voting factor for 85%, and governance, delivery and safety as the leading domestic determinants. [...]
Interim findings from the SAMNET 2024 Election Survey: 30% intended to vote but had not decided who for, and almost half had taken part in a march or protest in the last four years. [...]
Addiction among children and youth needs a strategy led by legislation on advertising, access and impact. No amount of economic contribution compares to the impact on a child’s body and mind. [...]
SAMNET’s third national and provincial election survey ran from 21 to 28 April 2024, anonymously, ahead of the May elections. [...]
The UK Foreign Office put terrorism at the top of its travel advisory for South Africa. Any honest risk assessment would put ordinary crime first. SAMNET on what the ranking might really be about. [...]