South Africa’s jobs crisis: what 10 years of tax data tells us

By Justin Visagie, Associate Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the WitwatersrandJune 10, 2026

South Africa shouldn’t settle for a future in which millions who are willing and able to work go hungry while the country waits for the formal sector to grow.

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Forced labour in West African cybercrime academies: how fear traps young men

Understanding what drives recruitment into these academies is not a defence of fraud. It is a precondition for dismantling it.

Suleman Lazarus, Visiting Fellow, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political ScienceJun 11, 2026

The Conversation

Foot and mouth disease in South Africa: how a tracking system would control outbreaks

Access to global markets will continue to decrease if the disease is not brought under control.

Tania Prinsloo, Associate Professor in Applied Information Systems, University of JohannesburgJun 11, 2026

Africa Is a Country

What Bafana Bafana teaches South Africa about itself

For decades, Bafana Bafana embodied the disappointments of the democratic era. As the team recovers, South Africans are once again projecting their political aspirations and fears onto the national side.

Lee NxumaloJun 10, 2026

Nautilus

The Ancient Roots of Modern Winemaking

Two-thousand-year-old grape seeds yield viticultural insight in the Chianti wine region The post The Ancient Roots of Modern Winemaking appeared first on Nautilus.

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How These Supergiant Sea Creatures Survive More Than 5 Years Without Eating

It takes a large stomach and a slow metabolism The post How These Supergiant Sea Creatures Survive More Than 5 Years Without Eating appeared first on Nautilus.

Devin ReeseJun 10, 2026

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No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun. The post No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills appeared first on bioGraphic.

bioGraphicJun 11, 2026