The informal economy represents about 72% of total employment in sub-Saharan Africa. ReutersThe informal economy in Africa is big business. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that its average size as a percentage of gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa is 41%. This ranges from under 30% in South Africa to 60% in Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is … [Read more...] about Why the voice of Africa’s informal economy should be heard | The Conversation
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Green violence: Rhino poaching and the war to save Southern Africa’s peace parks
Bram BA1 4scher is Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and holds visiting positions at the University of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch University. Maano Ramutsindela is Professor of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, South Africa News … [Read more...] about Green violence: Rhino poaching and the war to save Southern Africa’s peace parks
Why South Africa’s tentative moves toward restorative justice need support | The Conversation
South Africa is slowly transforming the retributive Western criminal justice system it inherited from colonial times to incorporate African principles of reconciliation and reparation. shutterstockDiscussions about the transformation of South Africa’s justice system have focused almost exclusively on the need to increase the representation of black people and women in the … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s tentative moves toward restorative justice need support | The Conversation
South Africa’s poor face rising food prices as drought intensifies | The Conversation
Maize is a staple food in South Africa. Its production is likely to decline by half this year due to drought. The poor will be the hardest hit. ShutterstockThe South African media have been full of stories about the current drought that has gripped many parts of the northern and central regions of the country. The reporting has also been full of superlatives: this is the worst … [Read more...] about South Africa’s poor face rising food prices as drought intensifies | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s universities are in the grip of a class struggle | The Conversation
Most young South Africans can't afford tuition fees and are left out of the higher education system. Kim Ludbrook/EPAEach year, hundreds of thousands of students enrol to study at South Africa’s universities. Of the 60% of black African students who survive the first year, only 15% will ultimately graduate. This is hardly surprising: these failed students come from an … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s universities are in the grip of a class struggle | The Conversation
