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Chris Gilili
Chris Gilili is a climate and environmental journalist at the Mail & Guardian’s environmental unit, covering socioeconomic issues and general news. Previously, he was a fellow at amaBhungane, the centre for investigative journalism.
Eastern Cape owes SMEs more than R2-billion
Small businesses are on their knees
‘Evasive’ and ‘reckless’ Dlamini due back in court in perjury case
The former minister of social development is alleged to have lied under oath
Young and jobless? Apply for one of 287 000 education assistant posts
Education department urges young, jobless people to apply for teaching assistant vacancies
Officials implicated in arts council mismanagement will be brought to book — Mthethwa
The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration
R350 social relief grant not enough to live on
Nearly half of the population in South Africa — one of the most unequal countries in the world — is considered chronically poor.
Ramaphosa hits the right notes as he urges Cosatu to continue to support the ANC
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
Matric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
Court orders that Mugabe’s body be exhumed and reburied in Harare
Zimbabwean court dismisses appeal by former president Mugabe’s three children
Vaccine certificates in South Africa ready for lift-off end of September
Digital certification looms, but questions remain on implementation, worldwide standardisation, fraud and the ethics of mandatory vaccinations
A blended and vaccinated future for universities
Leadership will be at the core of how the learning space evolves and uses the pandemic as an opportunity to advance
Ipsos survey points to 49.3% support for ANC in local government elections
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals
Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief
Young people can begin getting Covid-19 jabs from Friday 20 August
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Constitutional Court to rule on leave to appeal in Tembisa Hospital cerebral palsy case
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
Gauteng remains house robbery hotspot, says AfricaScope
Statistics South Africa, the number of houses hit has increased from 2.1-million in 2015-16 to 2.3-million in 2019-20