The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation announced a joint research, technology and innovation programme with Palestine. [...]
Iceland turned around a teen drinking crisis within a generation, and the model is already being trialled in George. SAMNET calls for engagement and volunteers. [...]
SAMNET calls on the public to monitor and complain about alcohol advertising, and to push for an end to industry self-regulation, sport and online advertising, and the glamorisation of drinking. [...]
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. [...]