South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget fell short on cost-cutting details REUTERS/Mike HutchingsA great deal was at stake for South Africa when its Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his much-anticipated 2016 Budget speech. Jabulani Sikhakhane, deputy editor of The Conversation Africa, asked Jannie Roussouw, Uma Kollamparambil and Ingrid Woolard … [Read more...] about South Africa’s 2016 budget: long on promise but short on detail | The Conversation
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Giraffes: the long and the short of their survival as a species | The Conversation
Giraffes are under threat due to habitat fragmentation and degradation. Francois DeaconThere are less than 80,000 giraffes left in the wild and some subspecies of giraffes are close to extinction. Giraffes are endemic to Africa and all those found elsewhere in the world originate from the continent. Giraffes are an iconic animal of the continent’s savannah and are loved … [Read more...] about Giraffes: the long and the short of their survival as a species | The Conversation
So long, AVE. We need to move on
Have your media outputs been as impactful as you had hoped it would be this year? How are you keeping track of your media coverage? According to Regine le Roux, managing director of Reputation Matters, as you strategise and plan for 2016, you should use that time to invest in understanding this year’s media outputs and see what can be changed to take it to the next level next … [Read more...] about So long, AVE. We need to move on
Africa has a long way to go to close the gap on antibiotic resistance | The Conversation
A pharmacist dispensing drugs at Nairobi's Mater Hospital. Resistance to antibiotics is high in Africa. Reuters/Thomas MukoyaAntibiotic resistance occupies centre stage on the global public health agenda as a “tragedy of the commons”. It affects developed and developing countries equally. Antibiotic resistance develops when bacteria are not affected by antibiotics that … [Read more...] about Africa has a long way to go to close the gap on antibiotic resistance | The Conversation
Sheehan: I forgave Hewitt long ago
Former Grand Slam tennis champion Bob Hewitt has already served his sentence, one of his former students, Suellen Sheehan says. She also says she has already forgiven him. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg news. MyJHB Read more on … [Read more...] about Sheehan: I forgave Hewitt long ago
