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27 January 2022
As Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique mop up after Cyclone Ana, scientists caution that South Africa’s east coast could be hit by intense tropical cyclones.
Over the past week, the first seasonal cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean killed at least 34 people in Madagascar and two in Mozambique, and…
18 March 2021
Durante o seu longo reinado, Goodwill Zwelithini, o controverso, mas venerado, rei dos zulos da África do Sul acumulou poder muito para além do seu papel cerimonial. O que não agrada a todos.
Oficialmente, o rei da província sul-africana KwaZulu-Natal não detém poderes concretos. O seu papel é…
13 February 2021
Plataforma exploratória avaliada em milhões de dólares da ReconAfrica começou, em janeiro, a perfurar o leito de um rio que se encontra no habitat de elefantes, a cerca de 257 quilômetros do Delta do Okavango.
WALVIS BAY, NAMÍBIA A busca por petróleo e gás na bacia hidrográfica do Delta do…
13 February 2021
Mais de 2 mil apartamentos estão há cinco anos abandonados na centralidade do Capari. Autoridades explicam que questões técnicas estão a impedir que imóveis sejam habitados. Populares falam em “aproveitamento eleitoral”.
Os munícipes que falaram à DW dizem não entendem as razões que fazem com…
17 January 2021
Foto: Angela Sevin/Flickr
A British Ecological Society (BES) está atualmente aceitando propostas para o Prêmio Ecologistas na África para realizar pesquisas ecológicas inovadoras.
O BES reconhece que os ecologistas em África enfrentam desafios únicos na realização de pesquisas. O prêmio foi …
6 January 2021
The changing Covid context
In our last update (19th of November 2020) we indicated that there were fears that cluster outbreaks could lead to a second wave of Covid infections in South Africa. Unfortunately, these fears have been realised and South Africa is back on Level 3 lockdown restrictions…
21 November 2020
Land News and Analysis
Weeks 43 – 46
South Africa
Southern, Central and Eastern Africa
19th October – 18th November 2020
News curated via knowledgebase.land
South African land news
The changing Covid context
South Africa reached its peak of Covid 19 cases in July 2020. Case…
7 October 2020
A call for evidence-based approaches and community engagement to increase tree cover
This article was originally published by Landscape News.
Leveraging strong scientific and technical knowledge is essential to regreening the planet, said delegates during a conference on tree planting…
12 August 2020
In this land news update from South Africa we focus on:
Our changing Covid 19 context
The unresolved problem of farm worker evictions
Budget cuts and food insecurity
Contestation over land administration in communal areas in KwaZulu-Natal province
The need for a digital deeds registry platform…
23 January 2020
In theory, South Africa has strong laws to protect the property ownership and inheritance rights of all women. However, a 2018 study conducted by Bongi Owusu for her master’s dissertation in social science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal found that these laws are often not implemented in rural…
13 January 2020
Date: 05 janvier 2020
Source: Afrik21.africa
Par: Jean Marie Takouleu
Le producteur indépendant d’électricité (IPP) Diaz Wind Power vient d’obtenir un terrain pour la construction de son parc éolien, près de la ville de Lüderitz. Le foncier a été accordé par le ministère namibien de l’Environnement…
6 January 2020
Have Your Say: The Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill [B – 2019]
The ad hoc Committee to initiate and introduce legislation amending section 25 of the Constitution invites stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill…