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Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters.

Jul 4, '19Byhttp://theconversation.com/smallholder-crop-farming-is-on-the-decline-in-south-africa-why-it-matters-119333

Over half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in five crop farming households.

How South Africa’s universities are making more students multilingual

May 24, '19Byhttps://theconversation.com/how-south-africas-universities-are-making-more-students-multilingual-116638

South Africa is a multilingual, multicultural space. As is the case for many other countries in Africa, it has a number of official languages – 11.

Arts and culture were given money in South Africa’s budget. Why it matters.

May 14, '19ByThe Conversation

Analysts came to a range of conclusions about the budget speech delivered recently by South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. But few paid attention to his comments on arts and culture. He made a commitment that National Treasury will identify funds to support a new national theatre and museum, among other initiatives.

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