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The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence

Africa Webster Zambara & Annah Moyo-Kupeta - 13 Jul 2020

The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk

Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad

Africa Judd Devermont & Simon Allison - 2 May 2020

What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum

Covid-19 grounds Nigeria’s medical tourists

Africa Aanu Adeoye - 7 Apr 2020

The country’s elites, including the president, travelled abroad for treatment but now they must use the country’s neglected health system

Surviving Boko Haram’s war on children

Africa Shola Lawal - 16 May 2019

After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria should expect a warm welcome on their return home

Boko Haram’s war on children

Africa Shola Lawal - 2 May 2019

After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria don't get a warm homecoming

Secularism is not the answer to fundamentalist violence

Article John S Sanni - 18 Apr 2019

A solution to religious fundamentalist violence is neither a secularist view nor religious in nature; it entails a blend of both.

Boko Haram displaced feel forgotten amid Nigeria election fever

Africa Chris Stein - 20 Feb 2019

More than 27 000 people have been killed since the Boko Haram conflict began in 2009 and some 1.8-million others are still displaced

Eight priorities for the African Union in 2019

Africa Crisis Group - 11 Feb 2019

International Crisis Group lists seven particularly pressing crises the regional organisation should focus on in 2019

Africa is being colonised all over again

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2019

'We have failed to hold our African leaders to account,' writes Mustafa Bothwell Mheta

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Basic income grant on the cards as Covid-19 threat intensifies

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security

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Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline

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Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

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Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

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Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners

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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector