(featured photo of Lunga Siyo, LRC, and Mandisa Shandu, Ndifuna Ukwazi) I am black-African, young and female, and working in the public interest sector. This is what it means to me: It means that some of us are first generation graduates; we work with the added pressure of making money in order to financially support our […]
Tag Archives: South Africa
25
Apr
Apr
This is the second in a series on debt and how it can effect you. The previous post dealt with SA’s junk status and can be read here. In its broadest sense, the idea of a “debt” refers to an obligation to do something, whether by payment or by the delivery of goods and services, […]
07
Apr
Apr
[Featured image sourced from BusinessTech] As of today, 07 April 2017, both Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch, two of the three international ratings agencies alongside Moody’s, have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to sub-investment grade, or “junk status”. There has been a lot of discussion about how this could affect the exchange rate, international investment, […]
Constitution, Environmental Rights, Extractive Industries, National Government, Rights to Water, Uncategorized
Should fracking happen in South Africa?
06
Jan
Jan
Photo: No Fracking Signs at Prince Albert – by Danie van der Merwe (Flikr) The threat of fracking has been imminent in South Africa for almost a decade. But South Africa is just not ready for fracking. There are many detrimental effects of this mining activity on communities and the environment. The regulatory requirements to mediate […]