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Water services worse than in 1994
More than 5.3-million households and 21-million people don’t have clean water, despite money being spent on dams and pipelines to deliver water to 95% of the population. Sipho Kings looks at how R1.3-trillion worth of infrastructure has been subject to so much corruption and mismanagement that many places are worse off than in 1994, leaving the state with a R898-billion bill this decade
Radebe sticks to his NDP guns
The ANC’s head of policy has announced the updated achievements of the first phase of the National Development Plan's implementation.
Wanted: One vision for a better future
The new commission can plan but public servants must do their jobs to make it work.
Keeping youth unemployment on top of the political agenda
Regardless of the perspective that one takes, South Africa’s youth unemployment statistics make for scary reading.
Lack of employment security affects youth’s social protection
As we commemorate youth month, the challenge of youth unemployment dominates discussion.
The battle for “youth” working environments
The Glenhove Conference Centre was the unlikely venue for a wrestling match featuring the Provocateur, Policymaker, Lawyer and Sociologist.
SA’s poverty levels are decreasing, shows new study
A first-time study by the National Planning Commission and UCT has shown poverty in SA is decreasing and that we're still a nation of labour migrants.
Energy: Choices made in government’s IRP2010 need to be revisited
It is difficult to understand why the department of energy is dragging its feet with the review of the integrated resource plan of 2010.
Call for commission to remap judicial appointment process
KwaZulu-Natal state attorney Krish Govender on Thursday called for the formation of a "judicial planning commission".
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Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Pharmacists, denied frontline status, get PPE late
Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
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If your company has these qualified professionals it will help improve efficiencies and accelerate progress by assisting your organisation to perform better
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Mining company uses rich seam of technology to gear up for Covid-19
Itec Direct technology provides instant temperature screening of staff returniing to the workplace with no human contact
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Covid-19 and Back to School Webinar
If our educators can take care of themselves, they can take care of the children they teach
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5G technology is the future
Besides a healthcare problem Covid-19 is also a data issue and 5G technology, with its lightning speed, can help to curb its spread
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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers
The tobacco ban places 109 000 jobs and 179 000 wholesalers and retailers at risk — including the livelihood of emerging farmers
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Holistic Financial Planning for Professionals Webinar
Our lives are constantly in flux, so it makes sense that your financial planning must be reviewed frequently — preferably on an annual basis
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, China and Africa hold hands, building a community of a shared future for mankind
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