How a rural community built South Africa's first ISP owned and run by a cooperative: A Zenzeleni cooperative member carefully aligns some equipment in the village of Mankosi, Eastern Cape. Bill TuckerMankosi is a remote rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It is home to almost 6,000 people. The nearest city is Mthatha, about 60 kilometres away, as a bird … [Read more...] about How a rural community built South Africa’s first ISP owned and run by a cooperative | The Conversation
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Patterns inherited from South Africa’s colonial past still persist in sport | The Conversation
Patterns inherited from South Africa's colonial past still persist in sport: South Africa's sport facilities are sorely lacking. Delwyn Verasamy/Mail & GuardiianSouth African sporting roots are deep in the country’s colonial past. During the 19th century, sport in Britain and her colonies – South Africa one of them – was played and organised according to a class … [Read more...] about Patterns inherited from South Africa’s colonial past still persist in sport | The Conversation
SA News: Crash Tests Reveal South Africa’s Most Popular Cars Are Worryingly Unsafe
Crash Tests Reveal South Africa's Most Popular Cars Are Worryingly Unsafe: Combining for 65% of all new cars sold in South Africa last year were the VW Polo Vivo, Datsun Go+, Toyota Etios, Renault Sandero and the Chery QQ3, a group of five extremely popular models. Thanks to Global NCAP grabbing the entry-level version of each of ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Crash Tests Reveal South Africa’s Most Popular Cars Are Worryingly Unsafe
SA News: Oscar Pistorius’ Sentence More Than Doubled By South Africa’s Supreme Court Of Appeal
Oscar Pistorius' Sentence More Than Doubled By South Africa's Supreme Court Of Appeal: SOMERSET WEST, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence was more than doubled to 13 years and five months on Friday, a surprisingly dramatic intervention by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in the Olympic athlete's fate after the murder of ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Oscar Pistorius’ Sentence More Than Doubled By South Africa’s Supreme Court Of Appeal
SA News: Fitch Ratings affirms South Africa’s ratings, keeps outlook stable
Fitch Ratings affirms South Africa’s ratings, keeps outlook stable: Fitch Ratings has affirmed South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB+’ and maintained the stable outlook. Photo: Flickr Government has noted Fitch’s decision not to further downgrade South Africa deeper into ‘junk ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Edinburgh make changes … [Read more...] about SA News: Fitch Ratings affirms South Africa’s ratings, keeps outlook stable
