Urban farming is not a new phenomenon but it has proliferated rapidly in recent years. This has been driven by advances in technology and global challenges that include food insecurity, energy shortage, urban migration, poverty, unemployment and environmental degradation. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization urban farming is currently practised by over one-tenth... Continue Reading →
The Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) deeply regrets the sudden passing of our former Board Member, Daniel Plaatjieson 10 October 2020. Professor Plaatjies served on the IFAA board from 2014 to 2018 for many years, since 2014. At that time, under the directorship of the late Professor Ben Turok, he provided guidance and a sound... Continue Reading →
The Insititute for African Alternatives is seeking to appoint a new Executive Director: JOB DESCRIPTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Board Governance: Works with board in order to fulfil the organization mission. Responsible for leading IFAA in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board of Directors. Responsible... Continue Reading →
After protests in November 2017 saw the end of Robert Mugabe’s rule with the intervention of the military, there was a rise of optimism of the future for Zimbabwe. Emmerson Mangagwa on his inauguration promised ‘radical economic reforms’. In spite of this, the economic crisis has continued to deepen with hyperinflation and worsening food insecurity... Continue Reading →
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Today (26 June) is a bittersweet day as South Africa marks the 65th anniversary of the Congress of the People where thousands gathered to endorse the Freedom Charter. But it is of particular significance to those who also remember the man who wrote its economic clauses, the late Professor Ben Turok, whose birthday happens to... Continue Reading →
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57 years ago the African Leaders came together and laid down the foundation footsteps of Africa’s freedom from colonialism and neo-colonialism. The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was an organisation that promoted unity, cohesion and solidarity amongst the states and this remains to be true with its successor the African Union (AU). Through the years... Continue Reading →
Denis Goldberg, the veteran South African anti-apartheid activist and youngest of the Rivonia trialists, has died aged 87. He spent 22 years in prison after being jailed on treason charges in 1964. A statement from Goldberg’s family and the Denis Goldberg Legacy Foundation Trust said: “Denis Goldberg passed away just before midnight on Wednesday (29... Continue Reading →
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