The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal
The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.
Forestry workers, mostly casual labour, are without exception transported in trucks like this one to and from the field daily.
The crunch is on for the poor, and no amount of sales and specials will aleviate the crippling effects of the current down turn in the economy.
Forestry workers, mostly casual labour, are without exception transported in trucks like this one to and from the field daily.
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.
Karkloof Bike Challenge, KwaZulu Natal
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.
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.