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A Basic Income Grant: Do we need it?
19th March 2019 Late last year the Black Sash hosted a Social Security Seminar entitled ‘Facing a world without full employment: Social assistance for all’. The... →
Does South Africa’s finance minister have his job creation numbers right?
By: Africa Check 14th March 2019 In a speech peppered with biblical quotes and many tales about plants, finance minister Tito Mboweni outlined his budget for South Africa on 20... →
The minister, the gifts, the Watsons and the wind farm
By: News24Wire 13th March 2019 The Watson family, whose links to Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane were exposed during explosive testimony at the Zondo commission... →
University of Cape Town reclaims top 10 position in world rankings by subject
By: African News Agency 5th March 2019 The University of Cape Town (UCT) said on Tuesday it had moved up two places to reclaim its top 10 position in the 2019 QS World University... →
South Africa must end its coal habit. But it's at odds about when and how
28th February 2019 South Africa’s power utility Eskom is in crisis. In recent weeks, this has been brought home to South Africa’s 58-million citizens as major power... →
Why a guaranteed jobs scheme in South Africa would pay for itself 
27th February 2019 In his first State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa posed the key question: has South Africa built a society where the injustices... →
Africa's student movements: history sheds light on modern activism
19th February 2019 On 9 March 2015, a student hurled faeces at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. This act led to the statue’s removal. It also inspired... →
Eskom and the multi-billion rand mega projects that could have saved SA
By: News24Wire 13th February 2019 Corruption and State capture are major reasons why coal plants Medupi and Kusile are not delivering electricity as planned and why South Africa is... →
