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Makhanda News: Reconsidering South Africa’s approach to waste pickers

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Reconsidering South Africa’s approach to waste pickers: Fistoz Notyawa, 28, is a waste picker who lives on a landfill in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape. He collects recyclable material to sell to scrap yards and buyback centres. He mov…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Privatisation Is Inevitable in SA – but You May Not Recognise It: And yet, we are surrounded by privatisation by default. When a friend in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, was hit by load shedding combined with the chronic water disruptions the city is known for …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Science and tech department marks 23 years of Scifest: Preparation is under way for the 23 rd annual science and technology festival, Scifest Africa, to be held in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape, from 6 to 12 March. Scifest, which attracts ove…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Africa: Reconsidering South Africa’s Approach to Waste Pickers: Fistoz Notyawa, 28, is a waste picker who lives on a landfill in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape. He collects recyclable material to sell to scrap yards and buyback centres.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Privatisation is inevitable in SA – but you may not recognise it: When a friend in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, was hit by load shedding combined with the chronic water disruptions the city is known for, I suggested he buy an inverter with a battery or a fuel-pow…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda water crisis deepens: MAKHANDA – Drought-stricken Makhanda’s water woes are getting worse. After having dry taps for over a week, residents now have to deal with dirty water. The municipality was forced to turn off the pum…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers given green light to drill boreholes in water-scarce Makhanda: The Makana municipality has given the green light to disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to start drilling boreholes as a medium-term solution to the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) water …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda’s prophecy must be fulfilled: How much does a subscription cost? Go to M&G subscriptions for our various print and digital subscription offers. How do I share embargoed content on social media? Premium embargoed content becomes fr…
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News24.com | Gift of the Givers given green light to drill boreholes in water-scarce Makhanda: The Makana municipality has given the green light to disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to start drilling boreholes as a medium-term solution to the Makhanda water crisis. By the time dis…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Be careful of flash floods as rains continue: Eastern Cape residents breathed a sigh of relief as intermittent rains raised their dam levels from 58% to 59.5%. However, Makhanda Dam continued with its extreme slide as the local municipality began …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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