South African Airways is in business rescue: what it means, and what next: Epa/Udo WeitzSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the decision to put South African Airways, the cash-strapped national flag carrier, into voluntary business rescue. Caroline Southey from the Conversation Africa asked Professor Marius Pretorius to explain how … [Read more...] about South African Airways is in business rescue: what it means, and what next | The Conversation
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Methodist Church Southern Africa enters new era as women take up top positions | The Conversation
Methodist Church Southern Africa enters new era as women take up top positions: Purity Malinga, the new Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. SuppliedReverend Purity Malinga has just become the 100th Presiding Bishop to be elected by the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. She is the first woman in the church’s 200-year history to be elected to this … [Read more...] about Methodist Church Southern Africa enters new era as women take up top positions | The Conversation
South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus | The Conversation
South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus: The red gum, or Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh ShutterstockFor thousands of years, trees and humans have maintained an intimate connection. It’s therefore not surprising that many tree species were moved around the world, following the footprints of human civilisation. Globally, however, more tree … [Read more...] about South Africa needs a fresh approach to managing invasive trees like Eucalyptus | The Conversation
Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio | The Conversation
Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio: A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine EPAGreat strides have been made in the global effort to eradicate polio. Reported cases of wild poliovirus have decreased by over 99% from an estimated 350,000 cases in 1988 to 33 in 2018. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus that invades the … [Read more...] about Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio | The Conversation
Telling the complex story of ‘medical xenophobia’ in South Africa | The Conversation
Telling the complex story of 'medical xenophobia' in South Africa: People affected by xenophobic violence queue prior to being transported back to their countries from Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFEThe phrase “medical xenophobia” is often used to describe the negative attitudes and practices of South African health care professionals towards refugees and … [Read more...] about Telling the complex story of ‘medical xenophobia’ in South Africa | The Conversation
