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failing state

What would you do if your loved one’s body was stuck in a mortuary and you couldn’t bury them?
National
/ 6 February 2022

What would you do if your loved one’s body was stuck in a mortuary and you couldn’t bury them?

Families have asked the Congress of  Traditional Leaders and the Human Rights Commission to intervene after waiting years to bury their loved ones

By Masoka Dube
South Africa is not a failed state, but we’re fragile
Editorial
/ 6 February 2022

South Africa is not a failed state, but we’re fragile

With South Africa on the fiscal precipice, the president needs to take hard decisions instead of focussing on re-election

By Ron Derby
Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
Health
/ 5 February 2022

Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system

South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals

By Marcia Zali
Abuse of police funds and ANC infighting a boon for private security firms
Politics
/ 4 February 2022

Abuse of police funds and ANC infighting a boon for private security firms

The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413

By Khaya Koko
Driver’s licence pile-up ‘12 months long’
National
/ 4 February 2022

Driver’s licence pile-up ‘12 months long’

Court battles, Covid-19 restrictions and an ageing machine has resulted in a backlog of 1.4 million driver’s licence cards waiting to be issued

By Eunice Masson
Suspect mega housing development in Klerksdorp evades scrutiny
National
/ 4 February 2022

Suspect mega housing development in Klerksdorp evades scrutiny

Clean governance remains elusive in troubled North West municipality where managers continue to misbehave with impunity

By Tunicia Phillips
Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?
Business
/ 4 February 2022

Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?

Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela

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