Spat over toll roads in South Africa shows poor people don't count: An electronic toll gantry on a Johannesburg highway. Shutterstock/Beate WolteMost South Africans are poor. But this does not prevent politicians treating them as though they don’t exist. The invisibility of poor people in the country, who are estimated to make up 55,5% of the population was on display recently … [Read more...] about Spat over toll roads in South Africa shows poor people don’t count | The Conversation
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WC traffic chief expects festive road death toll to rise
WC traffic chief expects festive road death toll to rise: Preliminary figures show that 160 lives have been lost on the province's roads between 1 and 31 December. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Keep the faith, says man who lost 8 relatives in Karatara fire: The family members died when a blaze gutted their home in Karatara, in the Knysna district in October. … [Read more...] about WC traffic chief expects festive road death toll to rise
How cities can work with nature when droughts take their toll | The Conversation
How cities can work with nature when droughts take their toll: A residential rain garden in Portland’s Tabor to the River project. City of Portland GovernmentModels of the earth’s changing climate suggest that extreme weather events, including droughts, will become more frequent. As city populations grow, it will be harder for governments to provide enough water for everyone. … [Read more...] about How cities can work with nature when droughts take their toll | The Conversation
SA News: Death toll from listeria outbreak in South Africa rises to more than 200
Death toll from listeria outbreak in South Africa rises to more than 200: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll from the world’s largest ever outbreak of the food-borne disease listeria has risen to 204, but the number of new cases has declined sharply after products were recalled, South African authorities said on Thursday. Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Marc-Andre … [Read more...] about SA News: Death toll from listeria outbreak in South Africa rises to more than 200
SA News: Death toll in South African mining accident rises to 7
Death toll in South African mining accident rises to 7: A mining company in South Africa says seven workers died and six were rescued after an earth tremor caused a rock fall at a gold mine. The Sibanye-Stillwater company said Saturday that 13 miners had been trapped at the Masakhane mine in Driefontein after ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Chiefs' Super Rugby … [Read more...] about SA News: Death toll in South African mining accident rises to 7
