South Africa, on May 10, 2022. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said the country, like all developing economies, has to be given the necessary developmental space as it takes an energy transition amid energy insecurity. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua...
This report, however, concentrates on the societal implications; it looks at the ways in which Generative AI, together with AI more broadly, can address some of South Africa’s most pressing challenges, and discusses how Generative AI can be responsibly harnessed to transform the lives of South...
The results reported above suggest that current lockdown levels may be just marginally insufficient to prevent a massive COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa. As the increase in case numbers is still exponential and not subexponential as reported for Mainland China19, South Africa may be still in ...
Community health promoters (CHPs), a type of CHWs in South Africa, from seven health districts in Johannesburg participated in a day-long in-service training on PA and healthy eating. Prior to the training, CHPs completed a 22-item questionnaire assessing their PA attitudes, beliefs, past pro...
In 2015, the United Nations Member States developed a collective blueprint for sustainability and development. The 2030 Plan includes the 17 UN-SDGs, which
just energy transitionrenewable energySouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is one of the leading investors in renewable energy in Africa, despite the widespread perception that the country is trapped in the carbon age due to its high dependence on fossil fuels. Renewable energy, rooted in ...
and sustainable energy transition. His research includes both theoretical and empirical work, and he has carried out research in East Africa and Central Asia. His recent work has appeared inScience, Nature Food,Landscape Ecology,D...
(LOME) was the first of the five considerable Phanerozoic extinction events, along with the Hirnantian glaciation event, major sea level changes, and the extensive deposition of organic-rich shales2,3. It comprised two discrete pulses: the first pulse started during or just before theMetabolog...
Just before concluding this chapter, South Africa was overwhelmed by the most severe and deadly health crises which has morphed into a global economic catastrophe. It took 3 months for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) since first being reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on ...
The transition to a participatory democracy in South Africa in 1994 resulted in the transformation of government institutions and an extensive process of legislative reform. In all sectors, including the management o f coastal and fisheries resources, new policies and legislation have been introduced an...