Obsession with growth won't help South Africa's economic recovery: Unemployed South African workers wait for scarce jobs as the economy struggles to create employment. EPA/NIC BOTHMAFaced with a growing economic crisis, South Africa’s new Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has come up with a 14 point plan to turn the country’s economic fortunes around. Sibonelo Radebe asked … [Read more...] about Obsession with growth won’t help South Africa’s economic recovery | The Conversation
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Africa’s most notorious insects – the bugs that hit agriculture the hardest | The Conversation
Africa's most notorious insects – the bugs that hit agriculture the hardest: Whiteflies - Africa's main cassava pest causes damage to crops. Maurice/FlickrThe dreaded crop-eating fall armyworm continues to spread across Africa like wildfire. This invasive insect pest, first reported in Africa in early 2016, is in more than 20 African countries including South Sudan and … [Read more...] about Africa’s most notorious insects – the bugs that hit agriculture the hardest | The Conversation
South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse | The Conversation
South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse: Rhino horn will still be available for private sales in South Africa as long as permits are available. ShutterstockPrivate rhino horn owner John Hume recently held South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction, a major event in the ongoing fight by private rhino owners to be able to sell legal horn stocks. … [Read more...] about South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse | The Conversation
Women in power are complicit in South Africa’s gender-based violence | The Conversation
Women in power are complicit in South Africa's gender-based violence: In the transition to democracy in South Africa the promise of a more gender-equal society has struggled to gain traction. Reuters/Mike HutchingsAs South Africans marked Women’s Month, which celebrates the milestones and achievements of its women, a politically charged event involving gender-based violence … [Read more...] about Women in power are complicit in South Africa’s gender-based violence | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa’s cronies can’t even get corruption right
South Africa’s cronies can’t even get corruption right: For cronyism to work effectively, a country’s economy needs to at least be growing – something South Africa is currently failing to achieve. This makes the country something of an outlier, says Jac Laubscher, economic adviser at Sanlam. Citing a recent ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews I have started drafting my … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa’s cronies can’t even get corruption right
