Rural racing is thriving: competing is mainly for prestige
- Authors: MacGregor, David , Paterson, Craig J
- Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7100 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006618
- Description: Commissioned by the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board (ECGBB), the Status of Traditional Horse Racing in the Eastern Cape report provides a fascinating glimpse into the long-lasting and often little known connection many Xhosa people have with horses. A cornerstone of rural Xhosa life, horses have been used for generations for work and transport - as well as racing.
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- Date Issued: 2013
EC scientist in UN poverty project
- Authors: MacGregor, David
- Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7174 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006082 , Nyokong, Tebello
- Description: Award-winning Grahamstown professor Tebello Nyokong is reaching for the stars after she was appointed to a prestigious United Nations panel tasked with using science to reduce world poverty.
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