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South Africans voted in the local government elections on the 18th May 2011. Many people say that this local government election was a milestone in our democracy.  57% of the electorate (those who have the right to vote) came out to participate in the elections. This is more people than those who voted in the … Read more

Feedback from participants at the TCOE Leadership held in June 2011 The TCOE Leadership School was recently held in Port Elizabeth, and its key objectives to: deepen understanding of the nature and extent of poverty, underdevelopment and inequality in South Africa; explore the concepts of neo-liberalism and globalisation and its impact on the world and … Read more

In 2008 we watched as the financial crisis culminated in protests against high food prices in various countries in both developed and developing countries. By that time, the phenomenon had become commonly known as a global financial crisis. Although there were initially claims that South Africa was not affected by the financial crisis, it later … Read more

  Zingisa Educational Project has a long history of working with the rural poor in the Amatole District Municipality.  Our experience over the years has convinced us that there is an urgent need to re-conceptualise the export-oriented farming model.  We believe that this model of farming is completely inappropriate for low-resourced farmers, particularly in a … Read more

2010 was a year the country and most of its citizens will never forget. South Africa staged one of the world’s biggest events and leading up to this World Cup spectacular, the country underwent massive infrastructure development of stadiums, roads-networks, the construction of the Guatrain rail link between Johannesburg international and Sandton, the upgrading of … Read more

Khanyisa’s area of operation is the Cacadu District (Eastern Cape, South Africa) in the Koega and Sundays River municipalities. Commercial agriculture is the dominant industry in these areas, with citrus and game farming being the biggest activities. The current farming practice is by its nature exclusionary as it only absorbs labour at certain times of … Read more