M&G Data Desk

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Tighter Covid restrictions for N. Mandela Bay — other hotspots may follow

Health Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 3 Dec 2020

With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented

Covid-19 surges in the Eastern Cape

Coronavirus Mkhuseli Sizani & M&G Data Desk - 20 Nov 2020

With people queuing for services, no water, lax enforcement of mask rules and plenty of partying, the virus is flourishing once again, and a quarter of the growth is in the Eastern Cape

A litmus test for the 2021 election

Politics M&G Data Desk & Khaya Koko - 12 Nov 2020

In this week’s 96 by-elections, the trend was the ANC held its ground and grew, while the DA lost big, with minority parties eating into its voter base

‘Super-Wednesday’ by-elections: all the data and who is contesting what

Politics Tshegofatso Mathe & M&G Data Desk - 11 Nov 2020

In this week’s by-elections, the ANC has the highest number of wards being contested. However, the turnout in some communities in areas in the Vaal district has been low — even after the electoral commission said it was ready to welcome voters

How to explain the Covid-19 ‘weekend effect’

Coronavirus Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 9 Nov 2020

Reported Covid-19 cases and the number of people tested typically fall over the weekend. But this doesn’t mean that the virus is taking a break

Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars

Coronavirus Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 2 Oct 2020

Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces

Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Real action on gender-based violence a pipe dream as women die every day

National Athandiwe Saba, Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 27 Aug 2020

Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.

Who’s making money from Covid-19?

Coronavirus M&G Data Desk - 24 Aug 2020

Our Covid-19 Tender Tracker is monitoring payments awarded for PPE, and we need your help to maintain it.

The PPE bonanza and how ‘flukes’ made people millions

Coronavirus Sarah Smit, Paddy Harper & M&G Data Desk - 20 Aug 2020

More than R10-billion has been spent on PPE. But healthcare workers say they are not getting enough masks and other gear to keep them safe from Covid-19. Sarah Smit, Paddy Harper and the M&G Data Desk dug into the numbers

White men still rule and earn more

Business M&G Data Desk & Sarah Smit - 7 Aug 2020

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found

It’s worse than we thought: The state of the SABC and the political battle over retrenchments

Business Thanduxolo Jika & M&G Data Desk - 30 Jul 2020

A bloated workforce, a stalemate over retrenchments and the need for the public broadcaster to be financially viable are holding back SABC’s turnaround strategy

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World Aids Day

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Huge strides have been made, but the fight against HIV is far from over, and Covid-19 has disrupted testing and treatments

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Cash in your old iPhone to upgrade to a new one or get a reduced rate on your monthly contract from your service provider

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Gender-Based Violence

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

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