The mechanisation of the forestry industry and the concurrent casualisation of labour is continuing apace and rapidly changing the economic landscape of regions like Richmond.

The mechanisation of the forestry industry and the concurrent casualisation of labour is continuing apace and rapidly changing the economic landscape of regions like Richmond.

The sign of the times that caused all the trouble. Travelling around the neighbouring countries brings sharply into focus the extent of fenced off private property in SA. Many South Africans are acutely aware of the price any transgression of signs like these mean.

Many landscapes such as this on of the Byrne Valley in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, is of a contested nature. The first area to be settled by colonists in Natal and also the beginnings of the Bambhata rebellion and now subject to a land claim.

Sport and recreation activities such as these, sponsored by corporates such as Mr. Price in this instance, largely exclude the majority by the costs associated with entering and maintaining the activity.

Sport and recreation activities such as these, sponsored by corporates such as Mr. Price in this instance, largely exclude the majority by the costs associated with entering and maintaining the activity.

Housing for the previously disadvantaged creeps over the hill in the distance, and whilst its greatly needed, one wonders how these people will continue to sustain themselves in an agricultural region which is going through rapid economic transformation.

Pietermaritzberg Canoe Club on the banks of the Msunduzi River. The legendary Duzi race is now producing its first black participants from a development programme in a sport that is still dominated by whites. Not much has changed in this sport.

Pietermaritzberg Canoe Club on the banks of the Msunduzi River. The legendary Duzi race is now producing its first black participants from a development programme in a sport that is still dominated by whites. Not much has changed in this sport.