Book on Steinhoff's demise shows danger of 'big men' business leaders: Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste was an excessively dominant, forceful and feared boss. shutterstockThe collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal in South African history. The company’s history, and its … [Read more...] about Book on Steinhoff’s demise shows danger of ‘big men’ business leaders | The Conversation
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It’s time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia | The Conversation
It's time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia: X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia. ShutterstockPneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs. The viruses and bacteria that cause the disease are spread through airborne droplets from a cough or sneeze. An infection can cause the lungs to fill with pus and fluid, … [Read more...] about It’s time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia | The Conversation
Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries: New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017. shutterstockIt was a modest, soft-spoken Catholic nun from the US, Sister Janice McLaughlin, who exposed the “protected villages” set up by the Rhodesian government in 1977. The villages were ostensibly to protect civilians … [Read more...] about Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor people benefit? | The Conversation
South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor people benefit?: A large number of poor South Africans live in informal settlements. EPA/Nic BothmaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has been working hard to improve South Africa’s economic situation. In October he hosted a jobs summit that’s expected to produce 275 000 new jobs a year. More recently he organised an investment … [Read more...] about South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor people benefit? | The Conversation
A view of Johannesburg through lenses from a different era | The Conversation
A view of Johannesburg through lenses from a different era: Carmel Building in Diagonal Street, Johannesburg. Museum Africa (left) Yeshiel Panchia (right)Johannesburg was always a much photographed place from its earliest days. It was a city that grew up with photographers and their cameras. As a town of migrants and immigrants, people wanted to send postcards and photographic … [Read more...] about A view of Johannesburg through lenses from a different era | The Conversation
