Muriel Kgomotso Gill

An Alternative Model to Africa’s Economic Development

Business May 07
Traditional economic development theory advocates the development of infrastructur as the necessary conducive environment to attract foreign investment. In return for their investment in a developing country, foreign multinationals create employment. They contribute to the gross domestic product and pay taxes. They may even get involved in social responsibility projects as good corporate citizens.
FIRE
Cape Town fire "contained" as firefighters battle windy conditions
Politics Apr 20
A blaze advanced along South Africa's iconic Table Mountain toward central Cape Town on Monday after ravaging university buildings, while firefighters battled strong winds in their efforts to control it and officials evacuated residential areas.
Hospital staff prepare to evacuate patients on stretchers at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg, Saturday, April 17, 2021.
Patients evacuated after fire at South Africa hospital
Life Style Apr 18
A fire has forced hundreds of patients to evacuate from a hospital in South Africa's Johannesburg.
DJ Black Coffee
Black Coffee: South Africa's rags-to-riches DJ carries on despite Covid
Entertainment Apr 15
The coronavirus pandemic has silenced many artists, but South Africa's house music pioneer, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has been rocking it -- dropping an album and creating a streaming platform.
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South Africa halts use of J&J vaccine over blood clot fears
Health Apr 14
South Africa suspended giving Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots Tuesday as a “precautionary measure” and the company delayed its European vaccine rollout following the FDA decision to pause using the jabs while blood clot cases are examined.
Onlookers gather on Queen Elizabeth bridge to look at a public transport bus that drove over the side of the bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 25, 2015
South Africa: Over 200 killed in Easter weekend road crashes
Life Style Apr 09
South Africa’s transport minister Fikile Mbalula said Tuesday 189 crashes were recorded over the Easter period, resulting in 235 deaths nationwide.
File photo from UK, Cows are seen in the cow shed at Hartington Creamery near Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales on January 26, 2021
South Africa: 350 dairy cows starved to death at state-funded farm at state-funded farm
Politics Mar 24
Some 350 dairy cows were left to starve to death at a state-funded farm in South Africa after it was found to no longer be in operation, South African media website News24 reported.