The Amasango Career School operates out of six prefab classrooms near a railway line. Archive photo: Loyiso Dyongman The High Court in Makhanda has ordered the MEC for Education in the Eastern Cape and the Superintendent-General to appear in court after a failure to provide premises for a special needs school. In 2010 the court ruled that they must implement a plan to provide … [Read more...] about Court summons Education MEC over special needs school
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Video: Where others see trash, Anna and Harriet see treasure
[embedded content] Anna Hartebeest and her daughter Harriet Matjila run a successful waste recycling company, Makhabisi Recycling, in Boksburg. Their business creates jobs for many waste reclaimers. © 2022 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may republish this article, so long as you credit the … [Read more...] about Video: Where others see trash, Anna and Harriet see treasure
Slain Durban activist knew she was in danger
Nokuthula Mabaso was shot dead last week in front of her children at her home in the informal settlement of eKhenana where she was an activist. Photo: supplied Activist Nokuthula Mabaso, shot and killed last week outside her home in eKhenana informal settlement in Durban, knew the risks of the life she had chosen. “We chose this life. We are aware of the consequences. Even if … [Read more...] about Slain Durban activist knew she was in danger
Anglo’s new hydrogen vehicle: bad engineering, good marketing
Anglo American unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck at the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo on Friday. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick Mine site vehicles present an unusually good case for solar energy for electric vehicles. A vehicle operating on a mine site operates for fixed, predictable hours which removes the uncertainty around energy storage … [Read more...] about Anglo’s new hydrogen vehicle: bad engineering, good marketing
This vaccine could save tens of thousands of South African lives each year, but we’ll only see it in 2030
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAID (CC BY 2.0) In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hailed the results of a candidate tuberculosis (TB) vaccine as a major scientific breakthrough. But years later we are not much closer to seeing the vaccine. Why do TB vaccines take so long to develop compared to Covid … [Read more...] about This vaccine could save tens of thousands of South African lives each year, but we’ll only see it in 2030
