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Covid-19, 3 — Ramaphosa, 0
28th May 2021 Award-winning columnist, Bhekisisa Mncube, tells President Cyril Ramaphosa that the country is crying for bold leadership as our Covid-19... →
Harnessing youth leadership to address gender-based violence
28th May 2021 ACTIVATE! Change Drivers, an NGO with a youth network 4 500-strong, recently hosted an Imbizo in the Free State with various stakeholders,... →
South Africa’s rigid policy on immigration of skilled people is hard to fathom
26th May 2021 It is hard to understand why South Africa, a country with a massive skills shortage, wastes money and time trying to work out what highly specific... →
The African Winds.
25th May 2021 I am the winds of Africa. →
Short of critical skills, SA wants to allow even fewer categories in
25th May 2021 Updating of the critical skills list is going the wrong way with limits akin to those of a medieval guild. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said we... →
Rethinking your data governance principles: It’s not just about POPI compliance
20th May 2021 South African businesses have been increasingly concerned about their data governance practices since the first whispers about the Protection of... →
Is well-known Nigerian doctor correct about malnutrition in women and children?
By: Africa Check 18th May 2021 Malnutrition is hurting growth in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu said at an event focused on nutrition policy.... →
It is time to do a rethink on special economic zones — the current model isn’t working
14th May 2021 It is time to do a radical rethink of South Africa’s approach towards special economic zones (SEZs). The current approach, which has been tried... →
New approach to floundering SEZs is needed to tackle joblessness
14th May 2021 If evaluated in terms of how much additional value they create, many zones worldwide are expensive failures. You would not think it judging by the... →
First the State, Now the Party
12th May 2021 In the corruption update in August last year, I wrote: ‘One must distinguish between what the state is doing and what the ANC is doing or not... →
