Pensioner Helps Himself and his Neighbourhood by Recycling from Illegal Dumps – Port Elizabeth in the News: Pensioner Helps Himself and his Neighbourhood by Recycling from Illegal Dumps: Ntsokolo Konzapi, who is 72, survives by supplementing his pension by collecting and selling discarded plastic containers to recyclers in Port Elizabeth. Ntsokolo Konzapi packing empty plastic … [Read more...] about Pensioner Helps Himself and his Neighbourhood by Recycling from Illegal Dumps – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
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Secret histories of drugs — legal and illegal — in southern Africa | The Conversation
Secret histories of drugs -- legal and illegal -- in southern Africa: ShutterstockIf you want to score heroin in some of the historically black suburbs, or townships, of Johannesburg, South Africa, you need to find yourself a ‘Snyman’. A ‘Snyman’ is a drug dealer. The word is used in tsotsitaal, the creole, urban dialect that emerged during the … [Read more...] about Secret histories of drugs — legal and illegal — in southern Africa | The Conversation
Why young Nigerians risk illegal migration to find their ‘Eldorado’ | The Conversation
Why young Nigerians risk illegal migration to find their 'Eldorado': Migrants arriving on board the Aquarius ship of Sos Mediterranee, Palermo, Italy Igor Petyx/EPA Young Nigerians make up the largest population of the growing flow of migrants from Africa to developed countries. In 2016, over 20,000 involved in the Mediterranean Sea crossing were reported to be from Nigeria. … [Read more...] about Why young Nigerians risk illegal migration to find their ‘Eldorado’ | The Conversation
Three arrested for illegal firearms as crackdown on Mitchells Plain continues
Three arrested for illegal firearms as crackdown on Mitchells Plain continues: Cape Town - Police said they on Monday they have arrested three men for possession of illegal firearms and ammunition as they intensified patrols in Mitchell's Plain after the murder of a kingpin of the Hard Livings gang in the area late last week. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said police on crime … [Read more...] about Three arrested for illegal firearms as crackdown on Mitchells Plain continues
Lifting the lid on Ghana’s illegal small-scale mining problem | The Conversation
Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem: ShutterstockSmall-scale gold mining in what is modern day Ghana can be traced as far back as the 15th century. It continues to be an important means of livelihood for many relatively low-income Ghanaians and is highly significant for the economy as a whole. In fact, its economic … [Read more...] about Lifting the lid on Ghana’s illegal small-scale mining problem | The Conversation
