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Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (696+ words) The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time. Adélie penguins are one of the most abundant predators in the Southern Ocean....
Migrant entrepreneurs aren’t staying in NZ – the new investor visa won’t replace them
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (792+ words) Attracting entrepreneurs to New Zealand sounds like a good idea. The country needs innovation, economic growth, greater productivity and more jobs. Turns out, it’s not that simple. In August last year, the government closed the Entrepreneur Work Visa to new…...
The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (878+ words) In the raw aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 assault on Israel, one could argue that use of extreme and dehumanizing language by Israeli officials was, if not justified, at least predictable. Trauma of that magnitude can go some way toward explaining…...
Old people in Namibia are going into debt to pay for everyday costs – new report examines strained household budgets
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (786+ words) Your grandmother in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you’re told it could take more than 24 hours to arrive, if it comes to your area at all. So you make…...
Food garden or swimming pool? South Africa’s water crisis isn’t just about a shortage. It’s about equality
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (809+ words) South Africa is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. South Africans know what water shortages look like: taps dry, water restrictions, failing municipal infrastructure and growing competition for water between cities, farms and industry. When there is not enough…...
People forage for wild food in public spaces in South African cities – how to plan for this
1+ week, 2+ day ago (790+ words) Foraging, the act of gathering wild plant and animal materials from the environment, is becoming more and more popular in cities around the world. In South African cities, some people pick wild berries and imifino (wild spinach) in open areas,…...
Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
1+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing’s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. In 2025, an estimated 11.5 million (29%) people living with HIV were aged 50 years and older. This is projected to increase to 20.2 million by 2040. That would account…...
Refinery rivalry: billion-dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long-running regional tensions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (933+ words) The Dangote refinery has now been slated for Lamu, Kenya’s new port north of Mombasa. That should have closed the matter but it did not. Uganda and Tanzania have since signed a memorandum of understanding with commodity trader Vitol Bahrain…...
DR Congo’s riverboat economy – how a floating transport system tells the country’s story
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1007+ words) Road transportation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received much scholarly attention. Some studies have examined the urban landscape (p.142). Others have studied transportation in the context of armed conflict in the east of the country, where roadblocks are a…...
Why water rights aren’t enough to fix South Africa’s deeply unequal farming sector
1+ week, 4+ day ago (839+ words) South Africa’s commercial farming sector is still shaped by the legacy of slavery, colonialism and apartheid. Black South Africans make up more than 80% of the population. But most commercial farms are still owned by a relatively small number of white…...