Rebuilding health systems from the bottom up: a South African case study: A community care worker providing treatment to a TB patient at her home. Wikkicommons/Stherere23The recent publication of the National Health Insurance Bill in South Africa has provoked vigorous debate. Many question whether the proposed reforms contained in the Bill offer meaningful solutions to the … [Read more...] about Rebuilding health systems from the bottom up: a South African case study | The Conversation
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SAR From Noupoort to Port Elizabeth 1980-81, South African Railways 720p [video] |MyPE
SAR From Noupoort to Port Elizabeth 1980-81, South African Railways 720p : Visit and explore more Port Elizabeth videos. + approx. 300 views from the former version – Class 15AR shunting our train at Noupoort North, 30 Dec 1980. – Trains on the Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage line, 1 Jan 1981. – Passing trains in the vicinity of Swartkops Station, 2 Jan 1981. – … [Read more...] about SAR From Noupoort to Port Elizabeth 1980-81, South African Railways 720p [video] |MyPE
Digital technologies are transforming African businesses, but obstacles remain | The Conversation
Digital technologies are transforming African businesses, but obstacles remain: Digital technology is being used to improve rice processing in Nigeria. ShutterstockDigital technology has created new opportunities for businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to compete on a more equal footing. However, these businesses have yet to enjoy the full benefits because of a difficult operating … [Read more...] about Digital technologies are transforming African businesses, but obstacles remain | The Conversation
South African teachers switch languages in class: why policy should follow | The Conversation
South African teachers switch languages in class: why policy should follow: Children benefit enormously from being taught in their own languages. JLWarehouse/Shutterstock/Editorial use onlyIf you step into a classroom in South Africa’s Limpopo province during a lesson, you’re very likely to hear the teacher speaking more than one language. She might begin a sentence in English, … [Read more...] about South African teachers switch languages in class: why policy should follow | The Conversation
Cape Town’s Guy Jennings becomes first South African to complete world’s toughest Silk Road Mountain Race
Cape Town’s Guy Jennings becomes first South African to complete world’s toughest Silk Road Mountain Race: Most would consider riding 1700 kilometres over the world’s toughest terrain in 15 days an impossible feat, but for 55-year-old Guy Jennings (Noordhoek, Cape Town), this was the ultimate challenge. And on Saturday, 31 August, Guy completed this mammoth undertaking, placing … [Read more...] about Cape Town’s Guy Jennings becomes first South African to complete world’s toughest Silk Road Mountain Race