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Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources – moving the focus away from oil

Isa Olalekan Elegbede, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed…

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Siya Kolisi: The South African rugby star’s story offers valuable lessons in resilience

Tinashe Timothy Harry, Nelson Mandela University In the world of sports, some…

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South African men are much more likely to die from tuberculosis than women – here’s why

Around the world, men are more likely to get tuberculosis and to…

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Meteorite discovery: unusual finds by South African farmer add to space rock heritage

Roger Lawrence Gibson, University of the Witwatersrand Meteorites – fragments of rock…

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The UN and the multilateral system are in crisis – what the Global South must do

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted.…

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Ukraine and Russia traded barbs in the UN’s top court over the invasion’s legality. What could happen next in the case?

Juliette McIntyre, University of South Australia In the days immediately following Russia’s…

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South African hominin fossils were sent into space and scientists are enraged

When a Virgin Galactic commercial flight soared into space on 8 September…

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Egypt: New x-ray technology reveals hidden details in tombs

The walls of ancient Egyptian tombs can teach us much about the…

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Russia’s veto power on the UN Security Council will not bring peace to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again,…

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