How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning: There’s not enough sustained electricity investment in Africa. Shutterstock/Andrea WillmoreAccess to reliable and affordable electricity brings many benefits. It supports the growth of small businesses, allows students to study at night and protects health by offering an alternative cooking fuel to coal or … [Read more...] about How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning | The Conversation
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Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival
Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival: The Plastics|SA Clean-Up crews were once again in action at this year’s SA Navy Festival that took place at the Simonstown harbour from the 17th to the 19th of March. According to John Kieser, Plastics|SA’s Sustainability Manager and coordinator of the clean-up crews, each year close to 50 000 people visit this event … [Read more...] about Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival
Tembisa daycares collected over one million bread bags for Sasko’s Siyasizana Daycare Project
Tembisa daycares collected over one million bread bags for Sasko's Siyasizana Daycare Project: In September 2015, Sasko successfully launched its Siyasizana Daycare Project to assist local daycares in receiving much-needed items for their crèches. Just over one year later, the programme has grown in leaps and bounds with community members rallying to support daycares in … [Read more...] about Tembisa daycares collected over one million bread bags for Sasko’s Siyasizana Daycare Project
How South Africans fork out billions in ‘taxes’ collected by stealth | The Conversation
Most 'taxes' in South Africa fall outside of the control and oversight of parliament. Reuters/Schalk van ZuydamSouth Africa has an unaccounted for tax. By unaccounted I mean it is a tax which does not appear anywhere in the government accounts, including local government. I call it the Masakhane tax. Billions are garnered via this tax every year, making the tax burden … [Read more...] about How South Africans fork out billions in ‘taxes’ collected by stealth | The Conversation
Collected Department Releases: Coordinator Phillips Travel to South Africa
Bureau of International Information Programs Coordinator Macon Phillips will travel to Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town, South Africa, October 1924. During his visit to Johannesburg, October 1920, Coordinator Phillips will visit the Rosa Parks Library in Soweto, where he will join members of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network, a virtual community of over 150,000, … [Read more...] about Collected Department Releases: Coordinator Phillips Travel to South Africa
