COVID-19: South Africa should build on HIV activism to foster behaviour change: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesDuring a recent run in Newlands Forest, Cape Town, I encountered a few runners and walkers without masks. When I asked one of them where his mask was, he replied: I am running outdoors and if you don’t like it, then stay at … [Read more...] about COVID-19: South Africa should build on HIV activism to foster behaviour change | The Conversation
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South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change | The Conversation
South Africa's minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change: GettyImages Hundreds of minibus taxi operators in South Africa recently defied the government’s COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting them from carrying full passenger loads. They complained that restricting them to a maximum 70% load – to enable social distancing – made it impossible to … [Read more...] about South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change | The Conversation
Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction | The Conversation
Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction: Technology is a powerful determinant of change but so are trade unions and the state ShutterstockTechnology is a product of human labour. The working class and society can therefore shape its direction. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), long-term technological change has … [Read more...] about Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction | The Conversation
There’ll be change in municipalities if leaders held accountable – Salga
There'll be change in municipalities if leaders held accountable - Salga: The organisation said it would encourage treasury to implement Section 216 of the Constitution to withhold equitable share to address financial misconduct. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Man dies at Tembisa Hospital after 'being denied food': Shonisa Lethole was admitted with breathing … [Read more...] about There’ll be change in municipalities if leaders held accountable – Salga
Climate change, biodiversity loss and other global ills share root causes | The Conversation
Climate change, biodiversity loss and other global ills share root causes: The Cendrawasih, commonly known as the Bird of Paradise, is facing extinction. Getty ImagesThe modern world seems to lurch from one crisis to another. What if that is because the crises have shared underlying causes, and therefore tackling them as if they were independent events is doomed to fail? … [Read more...] about Climate change, biodiversity loss and other global ills share root causes | The Conversation
