Why do South African teachers still threaten children with a beating?
Ideas about corporal punishment become part of a culture that is passed from one generation to the next.
15 January 2026
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This is the 20th anniversary issue of Wits University's award-winning research magazine. It is time to look at what it takes to #Thrive.
The issue explores what it truly means to flourish – across a lifespan, within communities, and on and with our planet. It investigates why longer African lifespans demand stronger brain and gut health, and why menopause in the continent needs far more global attention.
Thriving also depends on systems: exercise as accessible “medicine”; cross-disciplinary health hubs, and pioneering liver-regeneration science all highlight the power of collaboration. African philanthropy is in the spotlight, exploring how problem-first, locally grounded approaches can help Africa flourish despite global pressures.
Zooming out, the issue examines how South Africa can convert natural resources into resilience, fix its water challenges, and value care work in an era of climate strain. Stories on biodiversity, smart cities, air-quality tech, protest, processing memory and emotion through film, and even ancient exercise traditions reinforce one message: thriving is intentional, collective, and urgent.
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