Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

A lot of foreign exchange is earned through export sugar products. Job opportunities to many people e.g sugarcane transporters, marketeers, factory managers etc. A lot of income is earned by the workers improving their standards of living. Development of towns like Durban, Shepstone. Development of infrastructure and social amenities e.g roads and railways, hospitals etc. Industrial development of sugar mills, beverage companies, etc A lot of revenue through taxation and licensing of sugar factories and plantations is earned. Advancement in agricultural research and better varieties Food stuffs for the people like sweets, sugar, molasses, etc Areas of academic research and study i.e. the sugarcane plantations. RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT O...

THE ORANGE RIVER PROJECT Is the largest multi-purpose river scheme in the whole of Africa found in South Africa and it has been a major basis for the countrys agricultural and industrial development. The scheme started in 1962 and by 1990 a greater part of it had been completed. Its cost has been put to over 900 million dollars. The scheme has several dams for example the Vaal dam, Hertz dam Hendrikverwolerd, Gariep, Vanderkloof, Torquay, Clan William, and Buchuburg. The orange river on which the scheme is located originates from the Drakensburg mountains in the east-flowing westwards through the republic of South Africa to the Atlantic coast. It also forms an international boundary between South Africa and Namibia. It has several tributaries for example Caledon, Vaal, Fish, and Hertz. The main objectives of the river scheme include: To control flooding during the rainy season. To encourage irrigation farming in the drier but fertile dams of the semi-arid regions of the central cape pr...