Being employed in SA does not guarantee eradicating poverty
For some workers, employment no longer guarantees significant poverty reduction, and remain poor because wages are too low to lift them and their families out of poverty.
Paid employment is generally considered the predominant and most sustainable way of pulling people out of poverty. But the past two decades have seen a global rise in the complex phenomenon of the working poor. South Africa is no exception.
How SA corruption goes far beyond just Zuma and the Guptas
The media, NGOs and academic circles have wrongly classified our recent past as a battle between the good guys and the bad guys.
Why a guaranteed jobs scheme in South Africa would pay for itself
Evidence from countries such as Argentina and India suggest that guaranteed employment policies have immediate, positive benefits.
Ramaphosa is running the country, yes. But he’s not running the ANC
Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party’s decline in popular support.
Fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe now fully exposed
The latest events are happening in the context of years of economic crisis, and the government’s months-long legitimacy crisis.
What the return of Gbagbo could mean for Ivory Coast’s 2020 election
His return could make him a larger than life figure ahead of elections.
An SA referendum on land reform would be a dangerous proposal
We would do well to learn from the lessons of Brexit.
Politics What’s gone wrong with the ANC 107 years later
A divided economy, a middle class that wants no part of it and decimated youth leadership. It’s a lot to try to turn around.
How African governments should negotiate infrastructure deals with China
African governments are still relatively new to dealing with China; they should take every opportunity to share lessons with one another.
Land reform to take centre stage in 2019 elections
Government needs to clearly articulate the process of land reform to ensure its successful implementation in the coming year.
‘Black speech is always censored’
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama has written a column about why he believes he’s been banned on social media.
Opinion Why the ANC itself is Ramaphosa’s biggest problem
The reality is that South Africa has a systemic ANC problem, not a Zuma problem.
What the Ramaphosa economy needs to do after cleaning up the Zuma stench
The new government hasn’t yet formulated a clear plan for fixing the economy.
Honey bees face a new threat from the world’s most common herbicide
Honey bees are essential pollinators in the agricultural environments in which the herbicide glyphosate is so heavily used.
Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in future
Based on the progressive trend of larger tropical storms over the past three decades, their frequency is likely to keep increasing, and Southern African governments must respond proactively.
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