Patient deaths show South Africa's care for the mentally ill is in disarray: Emanuele Mazzoni Photo / Shutterstock,A report in South Africa detailing the death of 94 people with mental health disorders who were moved from the Life Esidemeni Hospital and placed in inadequate facilities has sparked outrage and led to Qedani Mahlangu stepping down as … [Read more...] about Patient deaths show South Africa’s care for the mentally ill is in disarray | The Conversation
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Explainer: how South Africa’s first private prosecutions unit will work | The Conversation
Explainer: how South Africa's first private prosecutions unit will work: South Africa's celebrated state prosecutor Gerrie Nel, known as 'The Bull Dog', is to lead the country's first private prosecutions unit. Reuters/Marco Longari/PoolSouth African rights group, AfriForum, has made legal history by launching the country’s first dedicated private prosecutions … [Read more...] about Explainer: how South Africa’s first private prosecutions unit will work | The Conversation
South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do | The Conversation
South Africa's sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s planned sugar tax has come under severe scrutiny from its parliamentarians. The questions they’re grappling with are whether the country needs a tax and how effective it will be. The tax is planned to take effect on April 1 2017. It’s designed to reduce … [Read more...] about South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do | The Conversation
Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa’s agri-food systems | The Conversation
Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa’s agri-food systems: Inspecting seeds in Uganda. US development organisations need to understand that today there is considerably greater local expertise. TAO/FlickrThe US’s incoming administration has an historic opportunity to extend America’s global leadership by promoting the economic transformations underway in Africa. … [Read more...] about Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa’s agri-food systems | The Conversation
Systemic racism behind South Africa’s failure to transform its economy | The Conversation
Systemic racism behind South Africa's failure to transform its economy: ShutterstockSouth Africa suffers from high levels of poverty, racism and inequality. This can be almost entirely attributed to centuries of conflict between white settlers and indigenous Africans. Apartheid reduced black Africans to the periphery of the economy. Many were … [Read more...] about Systemic racism behind South Africa’s failure to transform its economy | The Conversation
