SOUTH AFRICA: CRISIS AFFECTING HOSPITALS: A MyJHB.co.za selected Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital video for you: English/Nat The first real challenge facing new President Thabo Mbeki is the crisis affecting some of the country’s main hospitals. Lack of funding and critical staff shortages are threatening to close the casualty sections of four hospitals in Gauteng … [Read more...] about SOUTH AFRICA: CRISIS AFFECTING HOSPITALS
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Clues and solutions to Kenya’s puzzling food price crisis | The Conversation
Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis: Roasted maize for sale in Nairobi as grain prices reach historic highs in Kenya. Reuters/Noor KhamisGovernments everywhere have the twin responsibility of ensuring that food prices are affordable for the majority of people, while guaranteeing good margins for producers. In practice, many opt to subsidise producers of … [Read more...] about Clues and solutions to Kenya’s puzzling food price crisis | The Conversation
Working for Water role critical amid EC water crisis
Working for Water role critical amid EC water crisis: WORKING FOR WETLANDS: Teams employed by Gamtoos Irrigation Board construct concrete weirs and other structures to conserve degraded peat wetlands in the Kromme River system. Photo: Supplied (Port Elizabeth) – As the water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay and the surrounding region deepens, various Working for Water (WfW) … [Read more...] about Working for Water role critical amid EC water crisis
South Africa must look beyond individuals to solve the current crisis | The Conversation
South Africa must look beyond individuals to solve the current crisis: Former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan flanked by Deputy Minister Mcebisi Jonas and Director General Lungile Fuzile. GCISWhen the axe finally fell on the embattled South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, the reactions played out as many people had predicted. The … [Read more...] about South Africa must look beyond individuals to solve the current crisis | The Conversation
South Africa’s crisis: Calling things by their true name | The Conversation
South Africa's crisis: Calling things by their true name: Protesters hold banners during a mass protest in Pretoria calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Kim Ludbrook/EPAFrustrated by the promiscuous use of the accusation of “corruption” to cover all sins, in recent days some scholars of contemporary South African politics have offered alternative framings. Indeed, it … [Read more...] about South Africa’s crisis: Calling things by their true name | The Conversation
