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We must keep Covid-19’s gains in education

Coronavirus David Harrison - 27 Nov 2020

COMMENT: The disaster regulations mandated zero-rating for some websites. Now it is time to expand this access

Unethical businesses will face people’s protest

Opinion William Gumede - 9 Sep 2020

Companies must behave like model democratic citizens if they are to earn and retain society’s social licence to operate

Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention

Business Sabelo Skiti - 3 Sep 2020

Early signs of instability are creeping into struggling power utility as forces fighting for space in the parastatal take battle to the very top at Megawatt Park

Eskom and treasury locked in multibillion-rand tender bunfight

Business Sabelo Skiti - 27 Aug 2020

Independent investigation into Eskom reveals fractious board discussions, involving accusations and counter-accusations, as allegations of corruption sink contract

Cambridge Food Jozini: Pandemic or not, the price-gouging continues

Business Paddy Harper - 9 Aug 2020

The Competition Commission has fined Cambridge Food Jozini for hiking the price of its maize meal during April

Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape

Coronavirus Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika & Chris Gilili - 29 May 2020

Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days

South Africa’s invisible majority: Women feeding hungry families

Article Julie Smith & Tracy Ledger - 15 Apr 2020

Sit up, take notice and get angry that a third of South African households have R120 or less a person a week for food, let alone nutritious food

Digital equality: South Africa still has a long way to go

Article Alison Gillwald - 6 Apr 2020

The lifeline subsidy may enable those who are already connected through smart devices to use data more optimally to enjoy the benefits of being connected, but it does not assist with bringing the 50% of South Africans who are offline, online

Retailers and employers nailed in Covid-19 crackdown

Article Paddy Harper - 31 Mar 2020

More than 300 complaints have been lodged against unscrupulous suppliers and business owners, who are now under the microscope for violating the Disaster Management Act

Zero-rate mobile services for health, education and development now

Article David Harrison - 23 Mar 2020

Operators must work together — if each network picks which sites to zero-rate, access to information will be determined by the colour of a person’s sim card

Another blow for crisis-ridden Prasa

Article Lloyd Gedye - 4 Mar 2020

Adding to the debt-ridden state entity’s woes, the rail agency now faces prosecution for anti-competitive conduct regarding bus terminals and services

Young people must help design a youth employment plan

Analysis Kristal Duncan-Williams - 29 Feb 2020

A six-point plan will help to drive the president’s youth employment intervention but it is essential that the experiences of young people are prioritised in its design and delivery

Public transport inequality

Article Lloyd Gedye - 25 Feb 2020

The Competition Commission’s market inquiry reveals that South Africa’s public transport system remains skewed by class, advantaging middle- and high-income earners

Waiting for Autopax: the state-owned bus company is running on empty

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Feb 2020

The Prasa subsidiary has been unprofitable for years. And although its fleet contains broken and poorly maintained buses, it plans as if 100% of its fleet is operational. This means a lot of waiting

From data must fall to data for all

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 6 Dec 2019

Commission orders Vodacom and MTN to lower their prices and provide daily, free ‘lifeline’ data

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We must keep Covid-19’s gains in education

Unethical businesses will face people’s protest

Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention

Eskom and treasury locked in multibillion-rand tender bunfight

Cambridge Food Jozini: Pandemic or not, the price-gouging continues

Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape

South Africa’s invisible majority: Women feeding hungry families

Digital equality: South Africa still has a long way to go

Retailers and employers nailed in Covid-19 crackdown

Zero-rate mobile services for health, education and development now

Another blow for crisis-ridden Prasa

Young people must help design a youth employment plan

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Waiting for Autopax: the state-owned bus company is running on empty

From data must fall to data for all

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