This month, South Africa celebrates the anniversary of its pioneering gay-marriage decision. But the reality on the ground lags far behind the legal situation.

Rivonia Pillay 30 Nov 2018

United States

Bangladesh, South Africa and Bolivia all beat the US for women’s representation in politics

Only a quarter of seats in US Congress and a fifth of Cabinet positions are held by women. Other countries show how quotas, commissions and role models can pave change, writes Madeleine H...

Madeleine Hillyer 05 Nov 2018

South Africa

This 'dating service' is helping young people in South Africa find work

South Africa has a high unemployment rate - especially among young people - with the education system, slow economic growth and the legacy of apartheid all factors.

Laurie Goering · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Jul 2018

South Africa

It’s time for the world to stand up behind South Africa

The ultimate goal of investment is to create jobs and a more prosperous society, writes the World Economic Forum's Elsie Kanza.

Elsie S. Kanza 28 Jun 2018

South Africa

How to rebuild trust and integrity in South Africa

South Africa must return to the values espoused by Mandela and the founding fathers of the ANC.

Martin Kingston 27 Jun 2018

South Africa

Cape Town's drought is causing the economy to dry up too

The water shortages are hitting the local economy in Cape Town.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 14 Mar 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This major city could be the first to run out of water

Unless Cape Town adopts widespread rationing, the government says, the taps “will be turned off” on April 22, 2018, because there will be no more water to deliver.

Zoe Schlanger · Quartz 12 Jan 2018

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Agripreneurs are hunting for green gold on top of Johannesburg's buildings

The Chamber of Mines, in central Johannesburg, has become the site of green entrepreneurship - rooftop farming.

Inna Lazareva · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Dec 2017

Healthcare Delivery

Lessons on rolling out an HIV prevention pill in South Africa

Last year South Africa became the first country on the continent to register the use of a drug that could be used as an oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention.

Sinead Delany-Moretlwe and Saiqa Mullick · The Conversation 07 Dec 2017

Global Economic Imbalances

Moving to cities has lifted nearly 400,000 South Africans out of poverty

Migration to cities has helped many South Africans to escape extreme poverty, even in tumultuous times.

Justin Visagie and Ivan Turok · The Conversation 27 Nov 2017

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This start-up is tackling poaching by 3D-printing rhino horns

A start-up called Pembient is taking a novel approach to poaching: 3D-printing rhino horns to flood the market and undercut black-market business

Jeremy Berke · Business Insider 23 Nov 2017

China

The next ten years of BRICS - will the relationship last?

The BRICS initiative is 10 years old and has silenced many critics who thought its members were too economically, politically and geographically diverse to work together. But as cracks be...

Samir Saran 03 Oct 2017

Africa

This is the most important thing Africa needs to tackle complex problems

Africa needs a science synthesis centre to tackle complex problems.

Christopher Trisos, Charne Lavery, and Laura Pereira · The Conversation 23 Aug 2017

Education, Gender and Work

South Africa’s public works programme is creating jobs, but it can do more for women

The South African government's "Expanded Public Works Programme" needs some alterations, to make it work for women.

Sophie Plagerson, Lauren Stuart, and Tessa Hochfeld · The Conversation 26 Jun 2017

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