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Well-organised ecosystems: Typical red flags include pressure to act urgently, official-looking emails with errors in the address, website links with misspellings, requests for PINs for unexpected payments and crypto schemes promising fast profits.

Beating rampant cybercrime in Africa

Most cyberattacks succeed because they exploit human behaviour rather than technical weaknesses. Consumers are the frontline of defence against cybercrime

Conservation funding: In the Vamizi Island, Mozambique, revenue generated from tourism funds such conservation activities as coral monitoring,
turtle nesting protection and mangrove restoration projects. Photo: Friends of Vamizi Conservation & Community

Sustainable tourism is still a misnomer

In Africa’s prized national parks, sustainable tourism depends on ecosystem resilience, not just the visibility of charismatic species like elephants and lions. It’s about seeing…

Female first: Giving girls access to education is important for the advancement of women in Africa and uplifting the continent in line with South Africa’s G20 goals, the writer says. Photo: Supplied

Vital to empower the girl child

Africa’s G20 plan to become a global player hangs on making sure that girls get what they need

Visionary: An example of a good leader in the corporate world is Maria Ramos (above), who headed Absa, and in the public sector the former public protector, Thuli Madonsela, stood out. Photo: World Economic Forum

How to find the right leader

All too often known underperformers are recycled or ‘friends’ are selected to lead boards, councils and companies

Catching on: Biogas production is starting to find traction in South Africa with companies such as Elgin Fruit Juices and PepsiCo’s Simba chips plant as well as small-scale farmers and schools. Photo: Supplied

Climate crisis: Look to circular economies

Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions

Global and local data centre developers now need to build facilities that are both reliable and environmentally friendly. Photo: David Harrison

Solar and water tank adopters are forcing government to adapt or die

People have installed solar panels and found other water sources, with some negative consequences

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Ask not what your government can do for you, but what AI can do for your government

But the ‘data desert’ in sub-Sahara means the artificial intelligence models are inappropriate

Unrooted: New research shows that Africa is losing trees at an unprecedented rate. Areas of particular concern are the DRC, Madagascar, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

Africa’s kleptocrats enable illegal forestry

The destruction of indigenous forests, which act as carbon sinks, is also driven by foreign demand

Despite legislation and policies, the traditional, patriarchal systems across the continent hinder girls’ development

Let the African girl child go to school

Despite legislation and policies, the traditional, patriarchal systems across the continent hinder girls’ development

Among NCDs is diabetes, which is likely to afflict 8.75 million people by 2040 and requires urgent government intervention

Diabetes the top non-communicable disease killer in South Africa

Among NCDs is diabetes, which is likely to afflict 8.75 million people by 2040 and requires urgent government intervention

A lioness is seen during a guided safari tour at the Dinokeng Game Reserve outside Pretoria. (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

From farmland to Big Five sanctuary: The evolution of Dinokeng Game Reserve

Dinokeng is the only residential Big Five game reserve in the world within the boundaries of a metro

Come elections, critical thinking skills are key to fighting fake news

As 29 May approaches, we must find a way to separate the wheat from the chaff

In Boipatong, Phuthulla Primary School has struggled for at least eight years with the flow of sewage from broken pipes into the school yard when it rains. Photo supplied

Health hazards plague Emfuleni townships

The air and water pollution caused mainly by industry are compounded by crisis management

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Combating deliberately wrong information that intends to mislead and misinform in an election year is a civil duty

Combating deliberately wrong information that intends to mislead and misinformation in election year is a civil duty