South Africa's national minimum wage could hurt small firms and rural workers: Protests by farm workers in the Western Cape added to pressure for a minimum wage. EPA/NIC BOTHMASouth Africa will formally adopt a national minimum wage of R20.00 per hour on Worker’s Day next year. There are questions as to whether this is enough to be termed a victory for the country’s working … [Read more...] about South Africa’s national minimum wage could hurt small firms and rural workers | The Conversation
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Lake Chad Basin: a crisis rooted in hunger, poverty and lack of rural development
APO News from Africa: Lake Chad Basin: a crisis rooted in hunger, poverty and lack of rural development: The crisis afflicting the strife-torn Lake Chad Basin is rooted in decades of neglect, lack of rural development and the impact of climate change, and the only way to ensure a lasting solution is to address these including through investments in sustainable agriculture, … [Read more...] about Lake Chad Basin: a crisis rooted in hunger, poverty and lack of rural development
New mobile telephone network solution extends coverage to rural Rwanda – Connectivity will reach 1 million people and drive social and economic growth in remote places
New mobile telephone network solution extends coverage to rural Rwanda – Connectivity will reach 1 million people and drive social and economic growth in remote places: BARCELONA, SPAIN, 27 February 2017: Development in Africa has been held back by the limitations of traditional infrastructure in power and mobile networks. Rural areas are the worst affected. A case in point is … [Read more...] about New mobile telephone network solution extends coverage to rural Rwanda – Connectivity will reach 1 million people and drive social and economic growth in remote places
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods: The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) Project – an international private-public partnership – show cased new insect-protected maize hybrids earlier this month in Gatyana (Willowvale) in the Eastern Cape. The programme aims to enhance food security and improve rural … [Read more...] about Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods
From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible | The Conversation
From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible: Reuters/Mike HutchingsI grew up in a Kenyan village with dark skies and vivid stars. We admired the sky and listened to stories about it told by the elders. There were few expectations that the children in our village would ever understand the sky’s secrets as this was … [Read more...] about From rural Kenya to a PhD in astronomy: how partnerships made it possible | The Conversation
