Masters and PhD opportunities in 2022
A number of Masters and PhD opportunities are currently open for application. Bursaries will be funded from the DST/NRF SARChI chair held by Prof Biggs. Visit the CST funding page for more information.
Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast
by Mark Swilling Urgent steps must be taken this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years. Coal, nuclear and substantial gas infrastructure cannot be brought online within that time frame. Only renewables (wind and solar) can be built that quickly. That is an undeniable
Entrepreneurship in Africa
Entrepreneurship in Africa is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, enterprise support organisations (ESOs) have been hailed for pioneering a new continental innovation era of technology entrepreneurship. On the other hand, some scholars have criticized ESOs for lacking an accompanying development perspective in their varied efforts and approaches. Specifically, it has been pointed out
Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy
The COVID-19 crisis has brought into sharp focus the interconnected nature of people and the environment. This is particularly true of the ocean, which is integral to human well-being and a thriving world economy. As multiple stressors threaten the ocean, shifts in governance are needed to ensure the continued contribution of the ocean to people.
Systemic change, complexity and development
In this dialogue, Dr Jean Boulton (Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath), lead author of Embracing Complexity, is in conversation with Prof Belinda Reyers (GRAID, Stockholm Resilience Centre and Future Africa, Univ Pretoria). They explore how complexity thinking can inform our understanding of how change comes about, and, based on