Two previously distinct conversation have begun to converge in debates on science, technology and innovation (STI) policy at global and national levels. One conversation is about the contemporary societal challenges that ...

The extreme drought that affected Cape Town in 2016???18 was unprecedented for a major metropolitan region in South Africa. Ameliorative interventions by the national, provincial and municipal governments were comprehensive, ...

In this chapter, the authors examine whether rural-urban migration is associated with an improvement in economic circumstances for rural-urban migrants. An invaluable source of longitudinal data from the National Income ...

This volume provides possible pathways Africa can consider in its quest to eradicate poverty through enhanced food nutrition, food security, energy, and gender equity. Focusing on these human challenges does not overlook Africa's ...

Marikana is a small mining town on South Africa's platinum belt which became internationally notorious for the slaughter of 34 striking mineworkers by police using live ammunition during a protracted wave of strikes in ...

Non-institutionalised anti-immigrant activity is a growing problem in many parts of the world, including Africa, and sometimes this activity can turn violent. Strengthening and reinvigorating associational life can seem ...

Informal settlements in South Africa are as old as urbanisation itself. Various analysts have examined the emergence of settlements just outside the fringes of predominantly white colonial- and apartheid-era South African ...