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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Too Early to Celebrate Decline in South Africa Rhino Poaching
Too Early to Celebrate Decline in South Africa Rhino Poaching: (Feb. 15, 2019 – Johannesburg) – Just as the South African government reported fewer rhinos poached in 2018, Hong Kong authorities yesterday announced a record-breaking seizure of rhino horn from two air passengers traveling from South Africa en route to Vietnam. “The timing of these announcements … [Read more...] about Too Early to Celebrate Decline in South Africa Rhino Poaching
Why Ramaphosa can’t stop the ANC’s decline, even with a win at the polls | The Conversation
Why Ramaphosa can't stop the ANC's decline, even with a win at the polls: A victory at the polls might not be enough to give President Cyril Ramaphosa the leeway to fix South Africa's economy. EPA-EFE/Nic BothmaIn recent months there has been conjecture that if South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa wins a suitably large majority of the upcoming national vote, he will be … [Read more...] about Why Ramaphosa can’t stop the ANC’s decline, even with a win at the polls | The Conversation
SA News: Ramaphosa: SA working to overcome ‘9 years of slow decline’
Ramaphosa: SA working to overcome '9 years of slow decline': President Cyril Ramaphosa has told a business breakfast in Germany that South Africa has suffered through 'nine years of slow decline'. The president is in Germany for the G20 Compact with Africa Conf... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews The ANC is damned, South Africa doesn’t have to be: The following speech … [Read more...] about SA News: Ramaphosa: SA working to overcome ‘9 years of slow decline’
SA News: South Africa Gold Mining Could Decline Precipitately | Rick Rule
South Africa Gold Mining Could Decline Precipitately | Rick Rule: If the political uncertainties in South Africa continue, Rule suspects gold production there will fall precipitately over the next five years. Here’s more… Gold mining equities have been strong amid d... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews president of South Africa: F.W. de Klerk, in full Frederik Willem de … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa Gold Mining Could Decline Precipitately | Rick Rule