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South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty

19/07/2024 - Leave a Comment

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term Thursday, nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation …

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South Africans are breaking the law to get Elon Musk’s Starlink internet

18/11/2023 - Leave a Comment

Small business owner Sozwani Joko felt he wasn’t getting the one vital resource he needed to run his community internet cafe: a strong internet connection. His services – video conferencing, …

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Africa’s Richest City Is Crumbling Under Chaos and Corruption

16/06/2023 - Leave a Comment

Solomon Owa’s fingers work quickly as he speaks over the hum of his sewing machine. That’s because the hum of his sewing machine might stop at any moment. “In a …

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Power outages are killing South Africa’s gig economy

10/03/2023 - Leave a Comment

Bongani Mlilo started driving for the ride-hailing company Bolt in Thembisa, east of Johannesburg, in 2020. Things were smooth for the first two years. Mlilo earned about 6,000–7,000 rand ($325–$380) …

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Profit and profiteroles

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South Africa’s rulers are so detached from their electorate they don’t even let them eat cake. Lebohang Liepollo Pheko explains. Every year on the weekend closest to January 8th, the …

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Bicycle peddling

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Zodwa: “It is extremely important that we create independent ways for the people to make money.” A bicycle tourist business run as an aside has morphed into a potential community …

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Peddle Preneur

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Watch their presentation and discussion with our expert panel… This is their first round presentation as due to internet instability, they weren’t able to make a final presentation. https://youtu.be/CHtsou_Xv4g View …

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South Africa healthcare workers protest, threaten strike

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South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the procurement of coronavirus personal protective equipment. The protesters gathered in Pretoria …

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South Africa’s COVID relief fund dogged by delays and corruption

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  The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. …

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It ain’t what you think it’s the way that you think it

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Mandela: transformed a “them and us” culture to one based on common ground. The global economic and political quandary we face today will not go away if we fail to …

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