As South Africa prepares for local government elections, new insights from the Lehohla Ledger highlight the long term impact of migration, unemployment and economic exclusion on rural communities.
South Africa is preparing for local government elections, and it is time for a serious mirror to be placed before ourselves as a society.
The Lehohla Ledger stands ready to provide the 32 years of evidence from which society can seek truth in the numbers.
Today, I electronically visited Njomebelwana, referenced locally as Nhlungwane or Mahlabathini. The institutional anchor of Njomebelwana is Njomebelwana Primary School, where one of South Africa's pioneering Black women pilots comes from. I spent the afternoon with Nompumelelo Masinga discussing issues of development.
Fifty five percent of the population in Gauteng province was born outside the province.
