Beyond the unthinkable? City dwellings without security walls: In response to the surge of crime in the mid-1990s, suburban dwellers in South Africa began to fortress their houses. ShutterstockIt started – as so much of my research has – with a hunch. For many years I have been completely overwhelmed by the high walls that South African suburbanites have created around their … [Read more...] about Beyond the unthinkable? City dwellings without security walls | The Conversation
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The Friday Street Club: PR without limits
Two years ago, communications expert Emma King realised she didn’t want to play it safe anymore. By then, she had been working in PR for 15 years. First, it was in London for a number of major brands. Following that, it was in corporate communications and for an ad agency in South Africa. She was comfortable. But she knew that PR could be done differently. Or even done … [Read more...] about The Friday Street Club: PR without limits
Southern Africa’s retrenched miners face a future without health care | The Conversation
Anglo American's plans to reduce its operations will have an impact on the provision of health services to miners. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko Two of the world’s mining heavyweights have announced production cuts and staff cutbacks. These moves by BHP Billiton and Anglo American will have a major impact on efforts to contain TB and HIV as mining houses have become integral to … [Read more...] about Southern Africa’s retrenched miners face a future without health care | The Conversation
107-years-old Soweto man to spend another Xmas without his family
One of Soweto’s oldest residents, Twoboy Legawegawe, has spent so many years away from his family in Botswana that he doubts they know he is still alive and kicking. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng Press … [Read more...] about 107-years-old Soweto man to spend another Xmas without his family
Gone without a trace: The shocking fate of South Africa's abandoned children
Gone without a trace: The shocking fate of South Africa's abandoned children Researching child abandonment in South Africa is akin to opening Pandora's box. Coupled as it is with illegal, late-term abortion, the body count (when you can find them) amounts to tens of thousands. It could be many times that amount; perhaps we ... Read more on Daily Maverick This … [Read more...] about Gone without a trace: The shocking fate of South Africa's abandoned children
