Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification: Ségou is rich in arts and crafts, and has built its famous festival around the performing arts. Guillaume Colin & Pauline Penot/FlickrIn the first week of every February, the streets of Ségou in Mali come to life. Residents from the capital, Bamako, flock to the secondary city to escape … [Read more...] about Mali’s cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification | The Conversation
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Former rugby greats focus on school development
Former rugby greats focus on school development: After successful careers playing for the Springboks and provincially, players like John Smit, Braam van Straaten, Dick Muir, Marius Hurter, Jacques Botes and Hentie Maartens have returned their attention to the rugby field to offer up the knowledge, that took them years to build, to school players at coaches. Together with their … [Read more...] about Former rugby greats focus on school development
RS Components kickstarts early IoT development on latest PSoC 6 MCUs, with advanced access to Cypress’ PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit
RS Components kickstarts early IoT development on latest PSoC 6 MCUs, with advanced access to Cypress’ PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit: Cypress’ PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit Photo: Vuma Reputation Management Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 October, 2017 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, is making available … [Read more...] about RS Components kickstarts early IoT development on latest PSoC 6 MCUs, with advanced access to Cypress’ PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit
South Africa’s National Development Plan can be resuscitated: here’s how | The Conversation
South Africa's National Development Plan can be resuscitated: here's how: South Africa's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa and former finance minister Trevor Manuel were instrumental to the making of the country's National Development Plan. GCISSomething is surely wrong when many influential people endorse or reject a document none of them have read. The document is … [Read more...] about South Africa’s National Development Plan can be resuscitated: here’s how | The Conversation
How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa | The Conversation
How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa: Rural poverty affects a growing number of people in South Africa. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsSouth Africa will need to review its land reform policy, with an eye to boosting productive land use among the rural poor, if it is to push back rising poverty levels. The country’s poverty levels have increased … [Read more...] about How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa | The Conversation
