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        <description><![CDATA[Polity.org.za offers a unique take on news, with a focus on political, legal, economic and social issues in South Africa and Africa, as well as international affairs. Polity strives to provide our readers reliable and objective reporting on important issues that drive our society.]]></description>
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            <title>The refuse crisis in Johannesburg is not a labour dispute, it is the price residents pay for ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg's refuse collection crisis is no longer an inconvenience. It has become a public health emergency and another reminder that residents are paying the price for years of political incompetence. As Pickitup faces the prospect of an unprotected strike amid ongoing labour disputes, staff shortages and operational instability, thousands of households have been left wondering when or if their refuse will be collected. ]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>When politics takes precedence over governance, citizens pay the ultimate price</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Treasury's decision to withhold funding from the City of Johannesburg should concern every South African, not only those who live in the city. This is not merely an administrative dispute between Treasury and a municipality. It is an unmistakable warning that South Africa's economic engine has been brought to the brink through years of political instability, weak governance, and financial mismanagement. ]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once construction ends.  South Africa’s green economy is being promoted as a major source of future employment, with an estimated 1.3-million jobs created by 2030, rising to as many as 4.3-million by 2050.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Unfinished business: The voice of South Africans cannot be ignored</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For years, I have said that I have unfinished business in the City of Johannesburg. Today, I say with even greater conviction that I have unfinished business not only in Johannesburg, but in South Africa. The events of today have once again reminded us that when government refuses to listen, ordinary citizens will find lawful, peaceful and democratic ways to ensure their voices are heard.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Black African migrants are not the reason South Africa is broken</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I have always felt like an exile at home. I did not gently enter this world after leaving, without consent, the enchanted kingdom of plenty and pure bliss: my mother’s womb. No. I was unleashed, wailing, into dust, hunger and disappointment, my tiny feet too frail for the stubbornness of a home birth.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against undocumented migration.  The country has a well-documented history of xenophobia, and data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey, conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council, shows that negative attitudes towards migrants are increasing.  ]]></description>
            <author>Africa  Check</author>
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            <title>The Achilles’ heel of South Africa: Local government</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We are only halfway through the year, but arguably the most important political event of 2026 will be the local government elections on 4 November, 5 months from now. Whatever metric one chooses – and there are many – local government is by far the weakest-performing of South Africa's 3 spheres of government. That makes these elections particularly significant. People and institutions]]></description>
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            <title>Social Grants and the Future of Digital Payments in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Social protection remains one of the most visible, impactful, and fundamentally necessary pillars of South Africa’s democratic settlement. The post-apartheid state was established on a commitment to human dignity, equality, and the progressive realisation of socioeconomic rights. Chief among these is the right of access to social security, including appropriate social assistance for those unable to support themselves and their dependants, which is enshrined and protected in section 27(1)(c) of ...]]></description>
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            <title>Unprepared projects hold back climate finance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After three years of following JET money, Thabo Molelekwa finds the focus of high-level discussions now is how to prepare and implement projects South Africa has secured almost $14-billion in international climate finance commitments since launching its Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with wealthy donor countries to fund the shift away from fossil fuels in 2021.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's health system carries the heavy imprint of history. The apartheid era bequeathed a fragmented, inequitable system in which race determined access to care, geographic distribution of resources favoured white minority areas, and public facilities serving the black majority were systematically under-resourced. Nearly three decades after the democratic transition, these inequities persist, writes Mark Burke in this latest opinion article. The country spends roughly 8.5% of GDP on health (comparable to many OECD nations), yet achieves outcomes more typical of lower-income countries. Life expectancy, which rose from 52 years in 2005 to 61 years by 2021, largely driven by the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy, remains below the global average for upper-middle-income countries.]]></description>
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