Spotlights

  • Genes for Africa: Genetically modified crops in the developing world

    Genes for Africa: Genetically modified crops in the developing world

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    In Genes for Africa, Jennifer Thomson separates fact from fiction and explains why and how GM crops can help us combat poverty, starvation and disease in the developing world, in a safe and responsible way.

    In the first part of the book the author explains the technology and looks at the differences and similarities between genetic modification, conventional plant breeding, and natural processes such as cross pollination and mutations. Subsequent chapters are devoted to controversial issues such as food safety (for GM crops and organically grown food), patents,...

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  • Genes for Africa: Genetically modified crops in the developing world

    Genes for Africa: Genetically modified crops in the developing world

    Spotlight

    In Genes for Africa, Jennifer Thomson separates fact from fiction and explains why and how GM crops can help us combat poverty, starvation and disease in the developing world, in a safe and responsible way.

    In the first part of the book the author explains the technology and looks at the differences and similarities between genetic modification, conventional plant breeding, and natural processes such as cross pollination and mutations. Subsequent chapters are devoted to controversial issues such as food safety (for GM crops and organically grown food), patents,...

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  •  From Boys to Men: Social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society

    From Boys to Men: Social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society

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From Boys to Men: Social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society

Tamara Shefer, Kopano Ratele, Anna Strebel, Nokuthula Shabalala, Rosemarie Buikema
30 April 2024
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Mainstreaming climate change in urban development: Lessons from Cape Town

Dianne Scott (ed), Helen Davies (ed), Mark New (ed)
30 August 2022
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Waves of change: Coastal and fisheries co-management in southern Africa

Maria Hauck (ed), Merle Sowman (ed)
12 August 2022
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Fighting poverty: Labour markets and inequality in South Africa

Haroon Bhorat, Murray Leibbrandt, Muzi Maziya, Servaas van der Berg, Ingrid Woolard
12 August 2022
Cover image showing a drawing of a group of people having a meeting in an informal settlement.

Upgrading informal settlements in South Africa: A partnership-based approach

Liza Rose Cirolia (ed), Tristan Görgens (ed), Mirjam van Donk (ed), Warren Smit (ed), Scott Drimie (ed)
4 August 2022
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Steward leadership: A maturational perspective

Kurt April, Julia Kukard, Kai Peters
2 August 2022
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The Reb and the rebel: Jewish narratives in South Africa 1892-1913

Carmel Schrire (ed), Gwynne Schrire (ed)
12 July 2022
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Domains of freedom: Justice, citizenship and social change in South Africa

Thembela Kepe (ed), Melissa Levin (ed), Bettina von Lieres (ed)
27 June 2022
The cover photograph was taken by photojournalist Jacob Nankhonya, Assistant Technical Editor at Nation Publications Ltd, and is used by his kind permission. It shows a demonstration in August 2019 that was part of the “One Million March” that called for the resignation of Jane Ansah, Chair of the Malawi Electoral Commission, in the aftermath of the 2019 Presidential election. The demonstrators are on the road close to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe as they had just passed through the suburb of Mchesi. The placard states, “Chisankho cha Tippex takana,” meaning “We refuse to accept the outcome of the Tippex election.”

Beyond impunity: New directions for governance in Malawi

Kenneth R. Ross, Asiyati Lorraine Chiweza, Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu
13 April 2022
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Substance use and abuse in South Africa: Insights from brain and behavioural sciences

George F.R. Ellis (ed), Dan J. Stein (ed), Kevin G.F. Thomas (ed), Ernesta M. Meintjes (ed)
8 April 2022