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SADC’s Climate-Education Crisis: Why Repeated Floods and Droughts Mean Millions of Children Are Missing School

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The Catastrophe Unfolding: Climate Disruption Displaces Students Across the Region Across Southern Africa, climate disasters are striking faster and with greater intensity than ever before. In Mozambique alone, successive cyclones—Cyclone Idai in 2019 and Cyclones Eloise and Ana between 2021 and 2022—displaced nearly 600,000 people and destroyed more than 3,500 schools. Yet statistics reveal only […]

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The Sorghum Comeback: How Cross-Border Trade Is Reviving Southern Africa’s Forgotten Superfood

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How Cross-Border Trade Is Reviving Sorghum Migration routes are becoming organic grain corridors—here’s why it matters A Quiet Revival Along Southern Africa’s Borders In 2023, South Africa imported over 280,000 tonnes of sorghum, much of it moving informally across borders before entering formal markets.This shift signals more than a trade adjustment. It reflects a nutritional,

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What Is the Relationship Between Migration Status and Nutritional Transition Among African Migrants in Urban South Africa?

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Migration Status and Nutritional Transition Among African Migrants in Urban South Africa From Rural Roots to Urban Plates When 28‑year-old “Maria” (pseudonym) moved from a rural Limpopo village to Johannesburg in 2019, she sought better economic opportunities. Instead, she encountered a food environment dominated by convenience and cost pressures. Fresh leafy greens and staples she

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How do recurring droughts in the Karoo region affect pastoral communities’ decisions to relocate, and where are they going?

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When the Pasture Runs Thin: Drought & Mobility in the Karoo Region Opening: A pastoral crisis in motion In South Africa’s arid heartland, the Karoo stands out. The Central Karoo alone recorded a mere 53 mm rainfall in 2019 and 66 mm in 2020, marking one of its driest stretches in memory. agriorbit.com Over the same period livestock

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What Role Can Remittances from South Africa Play in Reducing Economic Inequality in Lesotho?

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Remittances and Inequality: Lessons from Lesotho and South Africa A Lifeline Across the Border Every month, thousands of Basotho workers in South Africa send money home. These remittances are more than just financial transfers—they are survival tools for entire families. According to the World Bank (2024), remittances contributed about 23% of Lesotho’s GDP, one of

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TB, HIV, and Migration: Understanding Disease Patterns and Prevention Challenges Among African Migrants in South Africa

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 Understanding Disease Patterns and Prevention Challenges How migration dynamics, exclusionary policies, and fragile health systems fuel dual epidemics—and what must be done to change course. A Tale of Two Crises: The Migrant’s Health Journey In May 2022, Awa, a 29-year-old undocumented woman from the DRC, sought treatment at a community clinic in Durban after experiencing

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