South Africa
Digital farming tools boost South Africa’s smallholder farmers
Smallholder maize farmers in six South African provinces are using homegrown digital tech normally available only to commercial farmers to get the most out of their fields. Marize de Klerk reports from the maize fields in South Africa’s Magaliesburg region.
Digital farming tools boost South Africa’s smallholder farmers
Smallholder maize farmers in six South African provinces are using homegrown digital tech normally available only to commercial farmers to get the most out of their fields. Marize de Klerk reports from the maize fields in South Africa’s Magaliesburg region.
South African collaboration pioneers professionalization of waste picking
Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste reclaimers got an upgrade recently. A collaboration turned a sprawling camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and bailing hub. As Marize de Klerk reports, incomes are up and the neighbors are happier.
Gamifying Health: A New Approach to HIV Treatment
The United Nations says the HIV/AIDS epidemic could be ended by 2030. But patients need to follow their treatment plans to keep the virus in check. Games could help, as Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.
Is South Africa ready to host Formula One as it prepares for event?
The roaring sound of Formula One engines at full throttle is set to fill the air again at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, north of Johannesburg, as developments in South Africa’s pursuit to host an F1 grand prix for the first time since 1993, gains momentum. Reuters’ Sean Hogan has more.