Johannesburg’s informal traders face abuse: the city’s ‘world class’ aspirations create hostility towards them: Street vendors ply their trade in Johannesburg. EPA-EFE/Kim Lubrook Unemployment and the rising cost of living force many people to make a living in the informal economy, particularly street trading. While it is difficult to measure the size of the informal …
South Africa in the news: South Africa, the world’s most powerful team, will be truest test of England’s aspirations: Right. Can anyone regard next week’s match against South Africa at Twickenham as only part of a big picture, not an end in itself, an afternoon where aspects of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Gregor Townsend …
Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations: Women with a load on their head crossing river Niger using the railway bridge at Jebba. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images The Sustainable Development Goals – a set of 17 globally agreed-upon targets for the year 2030 – are clearly listed and appear to be easy …
South Africa in the news: ‘COVID-19 will inevitably set back Africa’s development aspirations’: Chair and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the annual debate of the United Nations General Assembly that COVID-19 will inevitably set back the continent’s development aspirations.: “South Africa” – BingNews DA takes a firm stance against incitement of xenophobic violence …
Science superpower aspirations risk falling short unless they work for the whole UK: What will be Britain’s place in the world after Brexit? Since the publication of the UK government’s research and development (R&D) roadmap, one part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answer to this question has become far clearer: the future of the UK …
Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future: Most households didn't want their future generations to become farmers DIVatUSAID/Flickr About 8.3 million people living in Kenya’s rural areas farm to feed themselves. They typically have just a few acres of land and depend on rain to grow their crops. This makes them …
Parents and children living in poverty have the same aspirations as those who are better off: Shutterstock. Much is written and said about families living in poverty, but accounts rarely draw on the experiences of these families themselves. Read the newspapers or listen to politicians, and you’d think that these “troubled families” are fundamentally different …