'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data: Foreign spaza shop owners are being accused of selling "fake" food. ShutterstockOwners of small shops in South Africa – in most cases foreigners – have been accused of stocking counterfeit food and food that’s past its sell-by date. The issue has been caught up in xenophobic violence, with shop … [Read more...] about ‘Fake food’ in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data | The Conversation
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Cape Town water crisis: 7 myths that must be bust | The Conversation
Cape Town water crisis: 7 myths that must be bust: Informal settlements in Cape Town only use 4.7% of the city's water. Flickr/BlackwychOne of South Africa’s biggest cities, Cape Town, is gripped by a rising panic. People are haunted by the idea that they may soon have to queue for water, carefully rationed out by local authorities under the watchful eye of the army. But … [Read more...] about Cape Town water crisis: 7 myths that must be bust | The Conversation
SA News: Engineering study dispels myths on limits to renewable energy in SA
Engineering study dispels myths on limits to renewable energy in SA: Markus Pöller and Marko Obert, of Moeller & Poeller Engineering GmbH (MPE), and was published in South Africa in September 2017. The study report is entitled Assessing the impact of increasing shares of variable generation on system operations in South ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Rhino horn is … [Read more...] about SA News: Engineering study dispels myths on limits to renewable energy in SA
Zapping the Myths about Mobile Payments
Zapping the Myths about Mobile Payments: Don’t Let Myths behind Mobile Payments Stop You From Using Them Photo: Zapper SA Remember that period in human history when mankind had to pay for goods by bartering with pieces of meat and wild berries? Probably not. For most people, imagining a world without the physical presence of cash and cards is like trying to explain what … [Read more...] about Zapping the Myths about Mobile Payments
South Africa’s grant scandal exposes myths about how the state should run things | The Conversation
South Africa's grant scandal exposes myths about how the state should run things: South Africans waiting in line to register for social grants. EPA/Nic BothmaThe social grants scandal rocking South Africa has been greeted with understandable shock. It’s also challenged two popular ideas about how government should operate. The first is that public-private partnerships (PPP) … [Read more...] about South Africa’s grant scandal exposes myths about how the state should run things | The Conversation
