Heritage Day: African Festival: Alter Concepts, a Cape Town Non-Profit Company is inviting the public to join them in celebrating heritage day, Monday 24 September, with a free African Festival at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre. From 12.30pm to 2pm, expect non-stop entertainment from dancers, singers, rappers, poets, life coaching speeches, and a brass band, integrating … [Read more...] about Heritage Day: African Festival
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Why there’s resistance to coal mining at a world heritage site in South Africa | The Conversation
Why there's resistance to coal mining at a world heritage site in South Africa: ShutterstockThere are fears that new mining operations in the north east of South Africa could threaten communities, tourism and the environment. Plans to resume coal mining operations at the Mapungubwe Unesco World Heritage Site in Limpopo have been halted and it’s … [Read more...] about Why there’s resistance to coal mining at a world heritage site in South Africa | The Conversation
How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger | The Conversation
How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger: Central Island, the breeding ground of what was once the world’s largest population of Nile Crocodile Sean AveryLake Turkana is the world’s largest desert lake. Located in Kenya’s remote northern arid lands, it is the most saline of Africa’s great lakes, and its vast aquatic resources contribute to the livelihoods … [Read more...] about How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger | The Conversation
To fix South Africa’s dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage | The Conversation
To fix South Africa's dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage: South Africa's Union Buildings in Pretoria. Paul Saad/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently made an astonishing statement: that the country’s governance is collapsing. It takes extraordinary courage for a head of state and of the national executive to be so candid. … [Read more...] about To fix South Africa’s dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage | The Conversation
SA News: Brad Shields ‘100 per cent confident in English blood heritage’ after selection over Chris Robshaw
Brad Shields '100 per cent confident in English blood heritage' after selection over Chris Robshaw: for the series-shaping second test against South Africa in Bloemfontein. The furore surrounding the fast-tracking of Shields, who has only spent 11 days with his new team-mates after arriving from Dunedin following a Super Rugby game for the Hurricanes ... Source: "South Africa" … [Read more...] about SA News: Brad Shields ‘100 per cent confident in English blood heritage’ after selection over Chris Robshaw
