FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers: What proportion of South Africans live in poverty? How are the numbers calculated? And who is most vulnerable? This factsheet presents South Africa’s official poverty estimates. South Africa has three poverty lines, which represent different degrees of ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews David Warner & Quinton de Kock … [Read more...] about SA News: FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers
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Insights into commercial contracting from South Africa’s informal sector | The Conversation
Insights into commercial contracting from South Africa's informal sector: Media Club/FlckerWhat happens when African societal norms meet modern commercial practice? From boardrooms in Sandton to the cultural mash-up and the “popular economy” of a South African township, African business people of different ethnicities and world views are contracting … [Read more...] about Insights into commercial contracting from South Africa’s informal sector | The Conversation
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees | The Conversation
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa's trees: The polyphagous shothole borer is tiny - but a fungus it's commonly associated with can be deadly for trees. Wilhelm de BeerSandton is Johannesburg’s economic hub – home to numerous companies’ headquarters and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. And now it has a new, unwelcome resident: a tiny beetle that … [Read more...] about A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees | The Conversation
Why the dominance of big players is bad for South Africa’s economy | The Conversation
Why the dominance of big players is bad for South Africa's economy: Small economic players stand no chance to thrive in South Africa due to domination of key sectors by monopolies. ShutterstockTalk of radical economic transformation in South Africa requires a second look if it is to deliver the goods. While the concept has assumed varying definitions in recent times, it’s … [Read more...] about Why the dominance of big players is bad for South Africa’s economy | The Conversation
South Africa’s reading crisis is a cognitive catastrophe | The Conversation
South Africa's reading crisis is a cognitive catastrophe: South Africa needs to build a reading culture. UN Photo/P Mugabane/FlickrWhen the late Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko published his seminal book, “I write what I like”, in 1978 it wasn’t about individual self-expression or even self-indulgence. It was a political statement with its origins in the work of Brazilian … [Read more...] about South Africa’s reading crisis is a cognitive catastrophe | The Conversation
