Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters: Children play in a cabbage patch near their home in Modderspruit, near Rustenburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Halden KrogOver half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in … [Read more...] about Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
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Pasha 26: Why South Africa needs to sort out its parliamentary budget office | The Conversation
Pasha 26: Why South Africa needs to sort out its parliamentary budget office: shutterstock Parliamentary budget offices (PBOs) can play a valuable role in democracies. They provide impartial and expert advice on public finances. They do this in a transparent manner. This can strengthen oversight of public finance decisions by parliamentarians and civil society. But South … [Read more...] about Pasha 26: Why South Africa needs to sort out its parliamentary budget office | The Conversation
South Africa’s first SDG report card: how to move beyond ticking boxes | The Conversation
South Africa's first SDG report card: how to move beyond ticking boxes: shutterstock South Africa will present its first progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations on July 17. This report will provide a rather extensive snapshot of the country’s progress towards the 169 ambitious targets. The development goals were adopted in 2015 by 193 United … [Read more...] about South Africa’s first SDG report card: how to move beyond ticking boxes | The Conversation
Lack of youth services undercuts the gains of South Africa’s child grant | The Conversation
Lack of youth services undercuts the gains of South Africa's child grant: South Africa's child support grant helps fight poverty among children up to the age of 18. Kim Ludbrook/EFE-EPASouth Africa introduced a child support grant 21 years ago in 1998, four years after the advent of democracy. The grant has been a human rights milestone and a mark of progress in the full … [Read more...] about Lack of youth services undercuts the gains of South Africa’s child grant | The Conversation
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe’s huge electricity crisis | The Conversation
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis: Aerial view of Kariba dam Dmitriy Kandinskiy/ShutterstockZimbabwe’s government has announced its facing critical power shortfalls. The country’s anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels. Tafadzwa Makonese spoke to Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa … [Read more...] about Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe’s huge electricity crisis | The Conversation
