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Siphesihle Mbhele

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BLUE ECONOMY CHALLENGES

Local fishing communities struggle against exclusion and ocean industrialisation

The first Fisher People’s Tribunal paints a picture of small-scale fishing communities under pressure from exploration and mining, conservation, and the government

  • Siphesihle Mbhele
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ADMISSIONS POLICIES

Bela Act a solution to history of language oppression in SA education

The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act should not be used as a political tool by parties

  • Siphesihle Mbhele
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The municipality is the coalface of service delivery — this is where citizens experience value for their votes, taxes and rates. It is one of the single most important spheres of governance, which cannot afford such vulnerability. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
BLUE ECONOMY

Local government reform: strengthening democracy in a coalition era

With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability

  • Siphesihle Mbhele
5 min read
An ANC volunteer carries a poster of Cyril Ramaphosa as she prepares to erect a party station at the Msholozi Informal Settlement near Brakpan, Johannesburg. (File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/MG)
ANC

Gauteng unity government stumbling block reflects ANC’s internal conflict

Divisions in the party over coalition with the DA, losses in KwaZulu-Natal and unwillingness to accept defeat are among reasons for the province being unable to finalise a…

  • Siphesihle Mbhele
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