South Africa’s spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers
Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even […]
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Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa’s cities and towns
A high court in South Africa has passed a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for municipalities that fail to carry out their constitutional duty to […]
2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
How controversial “racist” research opens door for a decolonisation drive
There has been justified outrage about a recently published – and hastily retracted – academic article written by academics from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The article suggested […]
We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. The global average stands at 6%. One of the […]
Most call centre jobs are a dead end for South Africa’s youth
The South African government believes that the business processing industry is key to job creation. And the sector has indeed created thousands of jobs, in particular […]
Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens
This is an edited extract from a chapter in the recently published The state of the nation: poverty & inequality: diagnosis, prognosis and responses. It’s well-established […]
Students and management agree on resumption of classes at WSU
Walter Sisulu University management has claimed poverty as a reason for not attending to student complaints and demands for improved conditions in the university’s residences.
SACP lambasts fraudulent allocation of housing in Duncan Village
The South African Communist Party in East London took to the streets to demand accountable allocation of houses in Duncan Village and the need for the City to prioritize service delivery in the area.
Accommodation a sore point at E Cape institutions
Accommodation problems at some institutions of higher learning in Eastern Cape have affected learning and teaching.
Shortage of accommodation compromises teaching and learning at Fort Hare
Teaching and learning has been badly affected by the lack of accommodation at the East London campus of Fort Hare University, while living conditions for students at the main campus in Alice are just as bad.
Science lab a boost for Mdantsane school
Lack of resources especially for science remains one of the biggest challenges in providing quality education in township and rural schools in the Eastern Cape and throughout the country.
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