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    Trade Unions in South African law, explained

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    Recently trade unions have been in the news frequently related to unionisation happening in the United States. However, in South Africa, there is a...

    Street traders in South Africa play a vital role: how their...

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    The South African informal economy accounts for 17% of employment. Street trading is the largest. Street traders are scattered around the many corners of...

    Film about the recent fire in Langa

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    A fire in the Joe Slovo informal settlement broke out on the 16th of April 2022. The massive blaze took close to six hours...

    South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years...

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    Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble...

    Quick Read: Ray Hartley on “Best Choices” for South Africa’s future

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    Better Choices: Ensuring South Africa's Future is a collection by South Africa’s top thinkers on the political economy. A bleak picture currently exists of...

    Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods

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    Nutrition-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, remain a serious health issue. In the near future, these diseases are likely to...

    In conversation with Malcolm Ray about the Tyranny of Growth

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    Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti has described Malcolm Ray’s book as a “original and fascinating account of the destruction, impoverishment and destitution caused by the obsession...

    Shoprite says they are showing the power of R5

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    Shoprite has been showing the power of R5 since 2016, the group says. Through their R5 campaign, the supermarket group shows how customers can...

    Extract Alert: Adulting 101: How to survive the real world by...

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    Adulting 101 will help you navigate the tricky terrain of adulthood. Jen Thorpe guides you through everything you need to know (including what you...

    Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty

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    South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently acknowledged that “South Africa needs a new consensus to deal with poverty, unemployment and inequality”. Bomikazi Zeka, University of...

    What you need to know about the Political Party Funding Act

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    The Political Party Funding Act has been getting a lot of attention since president Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation on the commencement in 2021....

    How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

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    Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat. The words of the ancient Greek philosopher,...

    Extract: The Tyranny of Growth

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    Set in the past, The Tyranny of Growth is a book about the present. It provocatively recounts how and why the 2008 global financial...

    Abahlali: We welcome the strong social dimensions of the expert panel...

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    The poor are systematically excluded from formal discussions in South Africa. We are usually not treated as if we are citizens, or even as...

    We need a new deal to give us the honest and...

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    We need a new deal to give us the honest and responsive government we deserve. Here’s how, writes Mava Boya from IDIKELETHU NEWS in...

    Liesbeek development: “This is a case of global importance”

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    The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) sought an interdict against the proposed Liesbeek development. This is...

    6 scholarships and opportunities you could apply for today

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    Here are some of the best opportunities and scholarships for 2022.  RELATED: The List: Opening dates for SA universities in 2022 Mauritius-Africa scholarship scheme  The government...

    2021 in South Africa

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    The year 2021 is finally almost drawing to a close. It’s been a difficult year for many exacerbated by the pandemic, high cost of...

    FAQ: Zimbabwe Exemption Permit edition

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    On November 25, the minister in the presidency, Mondli Gungubele, announced the government’s decision to not re-issue the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) after December...

    South Africa has been downgraded by global rights index

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    Every year, the CIVICUS Monitor, a global rights index, provides an assessment of the conditions of civil society within countries. It looks at the...