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Why ‘pro-poor’ policies on their own won’t shift inequality in South Africa

18th June 2019 Colin Bundy 0

Sociologist Goran Therborn has probably influenced the study of inequality more than any other scholar in recent years. Invited to locate inequality in South Africa in a […]

Adherence is delaying HIV elimination targets. What’s needed to break the cycle

10th June 2019 Michelle Moorhouse Willem Daniel Francois Venter 0

As 2020 draws closer, the deadline to end AIDS by 2030 looms large. The aim is to achieve the ambitious targets of “90-90-90”. That is, 90% […]

How controversial “racist” research opens door for a decolonisation drive

30th May 2019 Lesley Le Grange 0

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

29th May 2019 Karen Hofman Nicola Christofides 0

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

28th May 2019 Mohammad Amir Anwar 0

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

23rd May 2019 Ingrid Woolard 0

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 […]

#AlexTotalShutDown organisers rubbish claims it is anti-poor and xenophobic

5th April 2019 Ramatamo wa Matamong 0

Alexandra was shutdown by protestors on Wednesday demanding that the deterioration of the township be stopped.

Cosatu strike reveals weaknesses of the federation

15th February 2019 Nicolas Dieltiens Dibuseng Phaloane 0

Thousands of Cosatu-affiliated union members marched through the streets of South Africa against job losses, crisis at Eskom and high cost of living.

Xenophobia in South Africa: why it’s time to unsettle narratives about migrants

14th September 2018 Loren B Landau 0

Foreign nationals have, yet again, been attacked, displaced and had their shops looted in South Africa. This is an unfortunate – but entirely unsurprising – […]

No money to reconstruct scene at “Killing” Koppie

24th August 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The authorities charged with investigating the perpetrators of the Marikana massacre are unable to the job for lack of funding – and evidently for a lack of political will.

SAFTU wants to reverse the signed public sector agreement

14th June 2018 Elitsha reporters 0

SAFTU has condemned the 3-year wage agreement that has been signed by Cosatu affliates in the public sector.

Heavily armed men kill a patient at Alexandra clinic

6th June 2018 Norman Ngobeni 0

The safety of patients and health workers at the Alexandra Community Health Centre has been suddenly thrown into doubt following the fatal stabbing of a patient there almost two weeks ago.

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