Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows: A farmer carries cocoa pods at a farm in Agboville, Cote d'Ivoire. Luc Gnago/ReutersAt a bare floored restaurant on the edge of the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon, I asked the owner what there was to eat. She gestured to a poster on the wall. It was an illustrated guide of 44 animal species under … [Read more...] about Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows | The Conversation
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Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa’s public schools | The Conversation
Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa's public schools: School children wave a South African flag after visiting the Nelson Mandela house museum in Soweto. Reuters/Henry Romero A High Court in South Africa recently handed down a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for religion in the country’s public schools. The court decided that a school … [Read more...] about Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa’s public schools | The Conversation
Why the future of Africa’s forests and savannas are under threat | The Conversation
Why the future of Africa's forests and savannas are under threat: Tropical forests in the Congo for example have exceptionally high animal and plant species. ShutterstockTropical Africa has two distinct features – rain forests which are dominated by trees and savannas which are dominated by grasses. Both depend on rainfall quantity and seasonality. Seasonality measures how … [Read more...] about Why the future of Africa’s forests and savannas are under threat | The Conversation
SA News: This is how South Africa’s billionaires invest their money
This is how South Africa’s billionaires invest their money: AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth have released a new report on the wealth management space in Africa, detailing how the South Africa and the continents wealthy individuals invest their money. “Wealth management” is defined as the provision of banking ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Joe Root makes unbeaten … [Read more...] about SA News: This is how South Africa’s billionaires invest their money
South Africa’s problems lie in political negligence, not its Constitution | The Conversation
South Africa's problems lie in political negligence, not its Constitution: Many are questioning South Africa's constitutional democracy amid high poverty and unemployment. Reuters/Mike HutchingsSouth Africa is witnessing another wave of disillusionment with the constitutional arrangement that followed the end of apartheid in 1994. As the country advances towards the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s problems lie in political negligence, not its Constitution | The Conversation
