It's Off to Work We Go Image by Brett Kiger Sometimes photography is a lot like fishing. You can keep coming back to the same spot and some days you come back empty handed, and sometimes you catch the big one. Photography advantages: no fish smell and slimy bait. Photography disadvantage: expensive equipment and you can't eat a picture (though I don't eat fish anyway, so I … [Read more...] about It’s Off to Work We Go
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How revenues from oil and gas in Africa can be made to work for ordinary people | The Conversation
How revenues from oil and gas in Africa can be made to work for ordinary people: Barrels in Nigeria used for transporting oil to communities. Stakeholder Democracy/FlickrCritics point out that ordinary people have not benefited from oil and gas exploitation in many African states. Billions of dollars in revenue have had little positive impact on the lives of most people in … [Read more...] about How revenues from oil and gas in Africa can be made to work for ordinary people | The Conversation
South Africa’s youth speak out on the high cost of finding work | The Conversation
South Africa's youth speak out on the high cost of finding work: Young people understand the value of education but find fees prohibitively high in a context of widespread unemployment and low incomes. REUTERS/Mark Wessels The voices of the youth are often neglected in discussions about the problems they encounter in finding work. Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges … [Read more...] about South Africa’s youth speak out on the high cost of finding work | The Conversation
Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don’t work everywhere | The Conversation
Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don't work everywhere: Strict security at the South African Broadcasting Corporation before the country's 2004 national elections. EPA/Jon HrusaThe Chief Operating Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Hlaudi Motsoeneng, announced early in May 2016 that 80% of all films broadcast on one of the public … [Read more...] about Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don’t work everywhere | The Conversation
Fast & Furious make light work of Zuurberg logistics
Fast & Furious make light work of Zuurberg logistics: Specialist transport company Fast & Furious are the official logistics partner of this year’s PwC Great Zuurberg Trek. Pictured here are company directors, from left, Adrian Wilcox, Jason Lombard, John Fletcher and Grant Fletcher. Photo: Supplied The growth of mountain biking events has resulted in specialist … [Read more...] about Fast & Furious make light work of Zuurberg logistics