Family physicians are improving health care in South Africa's rural communities: Family physicians are a relatively new innovation in the South African health system. Dalton Dingelstad In developing countries – and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – most primary care services are offered by nurses, not doctors as is the case in developed countries. In addition most of the … [Read more...] about Family physicians are improving health care in South Africa’s rural communities | The Conversation
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Why anti-tobacco messages are failing to reach rural Botswana | The Conversation
Why anti-tobacco messages are failing to reach rural Botswana: ShutterstockTwenty-year-old Thuso lives in a small rural farming village in Kgalagadi South about 500 kilometres outside of Botswana’s capital city of Gaborone. It has a population of about 30,000 people. Only one in five households have access to flush toilets and less than half use … [Read more...] about Why anti-tobacco messages are failing to reach rural Botswana | The Conversation
How a rural community built South Africa’s first ISP owned and run by a cooperative | The Conversation
How a rural community built South Africa's first ISP owned and run by a cooperative: A Zenzeleni cooperative member carefully aligns some equipment in the village of Mankosi, Eastern Cape. Bill TuckerMankosi is a remote rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It is home to almost 6,000 people. The nearest city is Mthatha, about 60 kilometres away, as a bird … [Read more...] about How a rural community built South Africa’s first ISP owned and run by a cooperative | The Conversation
Boost For Rural Industrialisation Efforts – R15,7 Million Disbursed To 159 Rural Enterprises In 2016/17
Boost For Rural Industrialisation Efforts – R15,7 Million Disbursed To 159 Rural Enterprises In 2016/17: The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) disbursed a total of R15,7 million in loans 159 clients in the 2016/17 financial year. The bulk of the loan disbursements were agricultural loans which accounted for R14,4 million of the disbursements and the balance were … [Read more...] about Boost For Rural Industrialisation Efforts – R15,7 Million Disbursed To 159 Rural Enterprises In 2016/17
South Africans in rural areas are saying ‘no more’. Why it matters | The Conversation
South Africans in rural areas are saying 'no more'. Why it matters: Rural areas across South Africa are hosting battles for control of land. Reuters/Yannis BehrakisThe mainstream in South Africa is paying little attention to the world outside the cities. This is a mistake because the future of the country’s economy may depend on battles raging in its far-flung rural areas. … [Read more...] about South Africans in rural areas are saying ‘no more’. Why it matters | The Conversation
