Africa's got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink: By the end of the 1990s, the idea of encroaching deserts had become difficult to defend. IFRC/FlickrAfrica’s Great Green Wall, or more formally The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, is the intriguing but misleading name of an enormously ambitious and worthwhile initiative to improve … [Read more...] about Africa’s got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink | The Conversation
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Huge International Day of Yoga plans in South Africa
Huge International Day of Yoga plans in South Africa: Huge International Day of Yoga plans in South Africa: Johannesburg, Jun 14 Tens of thousands of people of all races and ages are expected to participate in more than 25 events across South Africa next week to celebrate the third International Day of Yoga . After a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his … [Read more...] about Huge International Day of Yoga plans in South Africa
A sex worker’s view on South Africa’s latest plans to beat HIV | The Conversation
A sex worker's view on South Africa's latest plans to beat HIV: Activists supporting the decriminalisation of sex work at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. International AIDS Society/Abhi IndrarajanSouth Africa recently launched a five-year plan to improve the country’s response to HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections. The plan was deemed … [Read more...] about A sex worker’s view on South Africa’s latest plans to beat HIV | The Conversation
South Africa’s public-private school plans require healthy scepticism | The Conversation
South Africa's public-private school plans require healthy scepticism: Africa's public schools have problems, but charter schools and academies can't fix everything. Matt Lucht/Flickr, CC BY-SAPublic school systems across Africa are struggling. Some people believe that public-private partnerships are the solution to fixing ailing government education systems. … [Read more...] about South Africa’s public-private school plans require healthy scepticism | The Conversation
Tsogo Sun plans to transfer more hotel assets, lift stake in Hospitality REIT
Tsogo Sun plans to transfer more hotel assets, lift stake in Hospitality REIT: Tsogo Sun acquired a 50.6% stake in Hospitality Property Fund, a real estate investment trust (REIT), last year in exchange for selling 10 hotels. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News SA’s Life Healthcare taps market with larger than expected discount: The shares will be issued at R24.50 … [Read more...] about Tsogo Sun plans to transfer more hotel assets, lift stake in Hospitality REIT
