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Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa

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There has been no progress in expanding national electricity grids in most African countries since 2016
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Africa’s climate is getting worse for farming, survey reports

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New Afrobarometer poll samples Africans’ perceptions of climate change
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Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa

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In a surprising change in trends, citizens in many African countries increasingly support government restrictions of press freedom
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Editorial: The not-so-secret ballot

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'A genuinely secret ballot helps to prevent intimidation, blackmail and voter fraud'
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Afrobarometer: ‘68% of Africans don’t think their vote is secret’

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Distrust is highest in established democracies like Kenya and Senegal
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Taking Africa’s democratic temperature as a dozen countries prepare for polls

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Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives
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Stats reveal South Africans’ hopes and despair

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An Afrobarometer survey shows most South Africans are dissatisfied with the state of our democracy and believe Cosatu is hungry for political power.
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Afrobarometer: Bribery still rife in Africa

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Afrobarometer has found that nearly one-third of Africans in 34 countries have been forced to pay bribes, including for medical treatment.
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Poverty report indicates Africa is stagnating

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An Afrobarometer survey has found that despite economic growth, there has been virtually no change in poverty levels in Africa over the last decade.
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Poverty levels slightly up in SA, down in Zim

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SA's poverty levels have risen slightly, while Zim has seen the greatest reduction in poverty among the 35 African states surveyed by Afrobarometer.
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Latest

National

Focus on FW de Klerk distracted attention from the troubling state of the nation

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Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
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National

Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

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The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
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National

South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

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But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of 
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Press Releases

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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Special Reports

Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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There has been no progress in expanding national electricity grids in most African countries since 2016

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