How South African stokvels manage their lending activities outside the courts: Stokvel members prefer to manage their affairs through non-state means. Getty ImagesThe South African stokvel sector is massive and controls vast financial resources. It holds an estimated R49.5 billion in member savings and has some 11.6 million participants. A stokvel is a type of informal credit … [Read more...] about How South African stokvels manage their lending activities outside the courts | The Conversation
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Meet the South African who helped build a low-cost ventilator in just one month – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Meet the South African who helped build a low-cost ventilator in just one month – Port Elizabeth in the News: Meet the South African who helped build a low-cost ventilator in just one month: The South African is one of the key players behind a bridge ventilator, designed in the US in just one month, that has been approved by that country’s Food & Drug Administration. … [Read more...] about Meet the South African who helped build a low-cost ventilator in just one month – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
The eight must-read African novels to get you through lockdown | The Conversation
The eight must-read African novels to get you through lockdown: ShutterstockFor those looking from the global North, African literature is often marketed in a narrow way, comprising worthy stories of resistance, written in an uplifting and sober realist mode. Seen from the continent itself, this view has long been brushed aside by the effervescence … [Read more...] about The eight must-read African novels to get you through lockdown | The Conversation
Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus | The Conversation
Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus: A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty ImagesThe curve of the coronavirus pandemic started to bend upwards in Africa only recently – just as the curve in the 10 … [Read more...] about Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus | The Conversation
Chinese fishing trawlers fined for being in South African waters – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Chinese fishing trawlers fined for being in South African waters – Port Elizabeth in the News: Chinese fishing trawlers fined for being in South African waters: Inspection by South African authorities found no fish on board and the storage of all fishing gear on board was stored as per the Marine Living Resources Act. Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews. … [Read more...] about Chinese fishing trawlers fined for being in South African waters – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
