DRC election: the dangers behind Bemba's possible candidacy: Jean-Pierre Bemba wants to be president of the DRC. Herwig Vergult/EPAThe possible return of Jean-Pierre Bemba has shocked many in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With just over five months before the presidential and gubernatorial elections, he has reemerged to challenge President Joseph Kabila’s political … [Read more...] about DRC election: the dangers behind Bemba’s possible candidacy | The Conversation
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Fracking and earthquakes: weighing up the dangers in South Africa | The Conversation
Fracking and earthquakes: weighing up the dangers in South Africa: There are concerns about the negative environmental and social impact of fracking in the Karoo. Martin Heigan/FlickrThe South African government is looking into fracking to reduce the country’s huge reliance on coal for energy. Fracking involves pumping high pressured fluids into rock formations to release … [Read more...] about Fracking and earthquakes: weighing up the dangers in South Africa | The Conversation
There are dangers behind giving South African MPs the right to a secret ballot | The Conversation
There are dangers behind giving South African MPs the right to a secret ballot: South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng making a ruling on secret ballots in Parliament at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersIt happened as many suspected it would. South Africa’s Constitutional Court ordered that, despite the Constitution’s silence on the … [Read more...] about There are dangers behind giving South African MPs the right to a secret ballot | The Conversation
Severe thunderstorms and extremely high fire dangers forecast in SA – SA in the News
Severe thunderstorms and extremely high fire dangers forecast in SA On Tuesday, 12 January, the SA Weather Service also issued an alert for localised flooding over the entire Gauteng, the south western bushveld of Limpopo, eastern parts of the North West, northern parts of Free State and the south western Highveld of ... Read more on News24 N Cape health services … [Read more...] about Severe thunderstorms and extremely high fire dangers forecast in SA – SA in the News
Fire dangers continue as SA waits for rain – Northern Cape
Fire dangers continue as SA waits for rain Cape Town - Despite the South Africans Weather Service on Thursday, 7 January, warning of the possibility of severe thunderstorms over the extreme eastern parts of the Free State and the extreme western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africans are still ... Read more on News24 Second phase of digital migration gets underway … [Read more...] about Fire dangers continue as SA waits for rain – Northern Cape
