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Quality over quantity

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Will the declining average levels of basic service delivery influence voter behaviour in the 2024 National and Provincial elections?  Even though South Africa’s socio-economic challenges

SA making the same mistake as Malaysia

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Affirmative action in Malaysia has failed to uplift the poor – and South Africa is now experiencing the consequences for the same mistake. Worse still

South Africa’s welfare dilemma

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Despite South Africans’ high dependency on the welfare system, the government seems unable or unwilling to turn the situation around. It now is considering making

Violent crime wreaks havoc in Western Cape

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Cape Town has raked in a number of international awards in the last few years, including being named as Africa’s Leading City Destination for 2021

Businesses will not tolerate municipal decay forever

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How can businesses assist in South Africa’s economic recovery when a growing number of the country’s municipalities are unable to perform their most basic functions?

SA’s talent pool is drying up

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If South Africa wants to reach its potential it needs to ensure that the skills exist to make this country a prosperous one, with opportunities

What South Africa could learn from California

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There are few similarities between the US state of California and South Africa, but one thing these territories have in common is their hostility to

Declining living standards: Pandemic or Policy?

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Covid-19 may have had a considerable impact on livelihoods and income levels in South Africa, but it is not the sole culprit for the decline

Sweeping school drop-out rates under the rug

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Although the matric results of 2021 show that the overwhelming majority of learners have passed, the figures conceal a low pupil retention rate. The final

Foreign workers contribute to South Africa’s economy

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Beyond the most recent attacks on South African trucks in the violence and looting along key routes between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng is a longer story