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Thursday July 29th 2010

Environment

Climate finance for a green economy Climate finance for a green economy »

There are an increasing number of global climate funds available to invest in climate change mitigation [...]


Muti poachers: Vulture population could be decimated by World Cup Muti poachers: Vulture »

A belief that smoking a vulture’s brains brings powers of clairvoyance to the smoker – supposedly [...]


A million jobs? Where? When? A million jobs? Where? When? »

An apparently erroneous statement published in the International Herald Tribune almost six months ago has [...]


Protest

Church members say no to xenophobia

Church members say no to xenophobia

They were brandishing knobkieries and banners, but they were also dressed in smart suits and waving bibles. (more...)

Toilet war ruling from HRC

Toilet war ruling from HRC

Yugendree Naidoo Right to dignity violated, says HRC The Human Rights Commission (HRC) released the results of its investigation into the Khayelitsha open-air toilet saga today (04/06/2010) following a complaint by the regional ANC Youth League in January. (more...)

Impasse over Khayelitsha toilet saga

Impasse over Khayelitsha toilet saga

Steve Kretzmann The saga over toilets provided for residents in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, appears to have reached an impasse, with the City of Cape Town having removed the remaining unenclosed toilets until residents erect their own structures, while sporadic protests continue to flare up. (more...)

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Human Rights

Mixed attitudes on xenophobia »

Mixed attitudes on xenophobia

Extensive interviews with residents of Khayelitsha and Du Noon townships in Cape Town this week found no evidence of a co-ordinated plan to attack African [Read More]


2010WorldCup

No sex please, we’re watching soccer No sex please, we’re watching soccer »

Yugendree Naidoo It appears the perception that sex workers would do brisk [...]


Football fever goes rural Football fever goes rural »

Yugendree Naidoo Football fever has not been confined to South Africa’s urban [...]


Township residents score from Knysna’s ‘FanSquare’ Township residents score from Knysna’s ‘FanSquare’ »

Katherine Wilkinson The public World Cup viewing area in Knysna has been a boon to [...]