DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT Fewer babies, slower growth and the implications of declining fertility rates worldwide 5 min 5 By Dominique Olivier
DEEDS RED FLAG ‘Smacks of apartheid’ — DA, activists slam new rule compelling property buyers to disclose race, gender 5 min 2 By Naledi Sikhakhane
ISS TODAY OP-ED Demographics, not poor governance, explain Africa’s slow development 5 min 0 By Jakkie Cilliers
THINKING FUTURES (PART 2) – SEEKING SOLUTIONS What did you eat for breakfast? Imagining Africa’s conservation future starts with simple questions 6 min 0 By Don Pinnock
POPULATION TRENDS OP-ED The power and puzzle of demographics — case studies of the Basque country and Africa 5 min 0 By Greg Mills
THE CONVERSATION South Africa’s 2022 census ‘unfit for purpose’ — demographers explain what went wrong 4 min 1 By Rob Dorrington and Tom Moultrie
PERSONAL FINANCE Investing is risky business but 2024 still holds opportunities 5 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
SOUTH AFRICA BY NUMBERS 62,027,503 and counting — the Census 2022 data in charts 3 min 10 By Victoria O’Regan and Rudi Louw
DISPATCH Nigeria: Chaotic underachieving nation that should be giant of Africa is back in presidential election fever 8 min 0 By Phillip van Niekerk
GROWING AWARENESS Seeds of change – the politics of food gardens, from the Bronx to Mzansi 4 min 0 By Karen Washington
WORLD POPULATION DAY 2022 OP-ED We must celebrate a world of 8 billion people, but ensure they all have a safe future 3 min 5 By Dr Bannet Ndyanabangi
HEALTH POLICY OP-ED World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people 8 min 0 By Courtney Price Ivins, Annie (Liying) Liang, Nicole Serfontein, Thulani Matsebula and Pia Schneider
South Africa Analysis: Mid-year population estimates point to Census 2011 problems 3 min 0 By Paul Berkowitz
BUSINESS MAVERICK Infant mortality drop shows progress on African poverty, and economic growth may be playing a role 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
South Africa Unicef report: Africa’s growing child population holds the key to the continent’s success 3 min 0 By Orateng Lepodise