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Naledi Ramontja

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Naledi Ramontja

Naledi Ramontja works for the Institute of Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg

South Africa could channel sustained, coordinated support into fields such as green energy, agro-processing, tourism and mineral beneficiation by developing skills pipelines, investment in infrastructure and policy consistency.
CHALMERS JOHNSON

South Africa: What’s best – a developmental state or a capable state?

We need to focus on effective governance, accountability and targeted growth sectors within a democratic framework

  • Naledi Ramontja
5 min read
The market requires entrepreneurialism, innovation, critical thinking, decisiveness and problem-solving abilities, but most schools and tertiary institutions don’t support this. Photo: AFP
OPINION

Stuck in Limbo: Mental health and unemployment among South Africa’s educated youth

Amid high unemployment, accessible mental health resources, destigmatisation campaigns and support systems are vital for our young people

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read
Activists protest against the UK government’s recently passed Safety of Rwanda bill and plans for deportation flights outside the Home Office’s Lunar House immigration reporting centre on 4th May 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Speakers at the protest made particular reference to the deportation of Palestinian detainees. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)
RWANDA BILL

Beware UK ‘cash for asylum seekers’ deal with Rwanda

The ‘stop the ships’ law shows how countries like Britain can evade their international responsibility to host refugees by shipping them off to Africa in exchange for…

  • Naledi Ramontja
5 min read
According to the Department of Basic Education’s audit, about 3 898 schools across the country were reported to have inappropriate sanitation. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Pit latrine drownings are harsh indictment of Ramaphosa

The failure of the president’s SAFE programme and the re-occurrence of pit latrine drownings continue to cast a harsh spotlight on the ANC government

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read
BIKITA, ZIMBABWE: Villagers receive food distributed by the World Food Programme in Bikita, about 400 km south of Harare, 07 December 2002. Zimbabwe is the worst-hit of six southern African countries facing famine. According to United Nations’ special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, only 56 per cent of the food required by the World Food Program to feed hungry Zimbabweans has been met by donors. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Zimbabwe, once regarded as the breadbasket of Southern Africa exporting agricultural produce to the region and beyond, is on the verge of famine and chronic malnutrition is…

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read
Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read