Video: Trevor Noah talks everything from Syrian refugees to Social Security to Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee always finding a way to work food metaphors into the conversation. The post The latest from Trevor Noah appeared first on The Johannesburg Times. Read the full article by JHB Times News Desk here: The Johannesburg Times Submit and get free press releases … [Read more...] about The latest from Trevor Noah
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Giant South African Flag Visible From Space
A MyZA South African Flag selected video for you: http://www.expressoshow.com/ The Giant Flag is an ambitious project that hopes to create a South African flag visible from Space. Located in the Camdeboo Municipality of Karoo, an arid region between Cape Town and Johannesburg, it will transform a patch of desert into a living national flag … [Read more...] about Giant South African Flag Visible From Space
Lessons from three East African cities on why sanitation is such a challenge | The Conversation
Residents of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Sanitation in the city is extremely poor. Reuters/Tobias SchwarzMore than half of people living in informal settlements in East Africa live in insanitary and overcrowded conditions. The number of people without adequate access to sanitation is around 55% in Kenya, 63% in Uganda and 68% in Rwanda. Poor sanitation and unsanitary … [Read more...] about Lessons from three East African cities on why sanitation is such a challenge | The Conversation
Financial stress distracts university students from academic success | The Conversation
It's difficult for students who are struggling financially to focus on their academic work. ShutterstockThe #feesmustfall student movement in South Africa has garnered a great deal of popular support. It has its critics, too. They have suggested that the country’s government and its universities simply can’t afford the free tertiary education students are demanding as their … [Read more...] about Financial stress distracts university students from academic success | The Conversation
University autonomy: insights from Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria | The Conversation
Students want change. Universities want autonomy. Is there a middle ground? Ashraf Hendricks/The Daily VoxA new piece of draft legislation could give South Africa’s higher education minister increased power over the country’s universities. The minister will be allowed to “determine transformation goals for the higher education system and institute appropriate oversight … [Read more...] about University autonomy: insights from Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria | The Conversation
