South Africa has about 14,000 road deaths per year. Volvo’s heavy-duty truck driving school, Iron Women, is actively working towards changing these figures.The Iron Women programme is aimed at training women to become heavy-duty truck drivers.This is b…

Temperatures across southern Africa are increasing. This presents a threat to many crops across the region. Rainfall projections are uncertain but the impact of climate change on agriculture is clear. The sector will suffer, and food shortages could fo…

The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has partnered with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and Zenande Leadership …

Faaiqa Hartley, an energy economist at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Energy Research Centre, says renewable energy has become much cheaper, which will allow the world to shift away from fossil fuel. Hartley explains what crossing this threshold m…

Political theorist and activist Ben Kies was one of modern South Africa’s most important political and intellectual figures, but his is not a household name. Looking to correct this is Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien.The emeritus professor in Educatio…

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, is embarking on a back to school campaign aimed at encouraging learners to focus on their education, which has been identified as one government’s key priorities.On Thursda…