insert_link Local MINING THREATENS TOURISM CONTRIBUTIONS OF OVER N$ 10.5 MILLION TO COMMUNAL CONSERVANCIES IN 2024 Last week, Ultimate Safaris presented their 2024 conservancy partner impact report for their operations in the Kunene Region to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism, partner NGOs, and other stakeholders. The company operates three conservancy joint venture tourism establishments in southern Kunene in partnership with the Uibasen Twyfelfontein, Doro !Nawas, and Sorris Sorris communal conservancies. These establishments include the internationally acclaimed Onduli Ridge, Onduli Enclave, and Camp Doros. […] today20 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor By Ihsaan Bassier, London School of Economics and Political Science and Vimal Ranchhod, University of Cape Town Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the income, employment and poverty effects of the largest minimum wage increase South Africa has […] today17 May, 2024
