All Posts by Sithandwa Mkhize

South Africa taxi industry

The Collapse of the South African Taxi Industry

Introduction The South African Taxi industry emerged by necessity. During Apartheid, when segregation was the norm and modes of transportation were scarce – especially for the Bantu people, the taxi industry provided quick, reliable and cheap transportation that provided access to the cities for the previously marginalized and excluded. Minibuses

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The Effects of Load shedding on Food Production in South Africa

Introduction Load shedding is South Africa’s struggle with the supply and demand of electricity, in which the demand outweighs the supply. In response, Eskom, a South African government-owned entity tasked with the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, switches off electricity to manage the burden on the electricity power grid. This is managed according to a

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Urban Farming

Urban Farming: The Future of Farming

What is Urban Farming  Urban farming, in simple terms, is the integration of farming in cities and industrial areas. The discussions and implementation of urban farming in developing countries like South Africa are of paramount importance around environmental and spatial planning topics amongst decision-makers. Due to the required space, large-scale

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