South Africa's twin malnutrition challenges: hunger and obesity: South Africans eat too little fruit and vegetables. Food gardens in urban and rural communities could help. Flickr/USAID | Southern AfricaMany South Africans are going hungry. At the same time obesity rates are rising. This is unsurprising - both are forms of malnutrition and tend to go together. The coexistence … [Read more...] about South Africa’s twin malnutrition challenges: hunger and obesity | The Conversation
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African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit comes to Gauteng in October to focus on continent’s urban opportunities and challenges
African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit comes to Gauteng in October to focus on continent’s urban opportunities and challenges: African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit Africa’s cities are facing an urban ‘polycrisis’ The award-winning African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit comes to Gauteng in October to gather leading built environment and property … [Read more...] about African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit comes to Gauteng in October to focus on continent’s urban opportunities and challenges
East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges
East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges: FARMING FOCUS: Agri Eastern Cape president Doug Stern (left) and television journalist Freek Robinson were among the keynote speakers on the first day of the Agri EC annual congress in Port Alfred on Thursday. (Port Alfred) – Political instability and the ongoing effects of the crippling three-year drought are among the … [Read more...] about East Cape farmers unite in face of mounting challenges
Can Eskom overcome its challenges?
Can Eskom overcome its challenges?: Can Eskom overcome its challenges?: ANC to walk the transformation talk: Social cohesion in SA?: White sovereignty remains king in a post-democratic South Africa, where the absence of social cohesion foils the attainment of social and economic justice. The masterful majesty alluded to by the notion of the rainbow nation reconciliation that … [Read more...] about Can Eskom overcome its challenges?
Ghana is 60: An African success story with tough challenges ahead | The Conversation
Ghana is 60: An African success story with tough challenges ahead: A member of Ghana's navy attends celebrations in Accra to mark the country's 60th independence anniversary. EPA/Christian ThompsonBlack Africa’s first independent nation celebrated its 60th independence anniversary this week. A pioneer in many ways, Ghana was the first country in sub Saharan Africa to … [Read more...] about Ghana is 60: An African success story with tough challenges ahead | The Conversation