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Working out a R4,000 social grant for South Africa
A large number of people live in extreme poverty. According to Statistics South Africa, an estimated 40.0% of the population ...
A stark reminder that South Africa’s education system is at a crossroads
The country’s poor performance in both mathematics and science among Grade 4 and Grade 8 students highlights a harsh reality: ...
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South Africa’s low-cost housing model is broken – study suggests how to fix it
The backlog of subsidised public housing in South Africa is estimated at 2.4 million. In this interview, Hlengiwe Maila, a ...
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Dangerous pesticides are a problem in South Africa – poverty-related pests and poor controls are to blame
South Africa’s townships – urban areas created for black people under apartheid – have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and the selling of pesticides on the streets ...
Bloomberg L.P.14d
South Africa Wants G-20 Rethink of Poor Nations’ Debt Costs
South Africa wants the Group of 20 to reassess the system it set up four years ago to restructure poor nations’ debt because ...
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Joburg hit with 86-hour water outage – here are the affected areas
Non-revenue water (NRW) is the volume of water that is pumped but for which the municipality receives no income. The target ...
Chain reaction caused by failure of South Africa’s oldest state-owned company
The Post Office has not only continued to be a burden for Solly Malatsi’s department, but it has also started negatively ...
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South African Central Bank Sounds Alarm Over Poor Infrastructure
South Africa’s central bank warned the country’s crumbling infrastructure, including its water systems and transport networks, pose a significant threat to the financial system. “The ...