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The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy

Article Zaheera Jinnah - 30 Mar 2020

How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy

Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 11 Apr 2019

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

Kimberley rocked by ‘R260 riot’

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jul 2018

Protest action in the Sol Plaatje municipality has been attributed to the mayor's imposition of a R260 electricity tariff

Mr Ramaphosa, this is how to get the country working

Article Philip Machanick - 25 Apr 2018

Address the clear shortcomings at the local government level, starting with simplification, accountability and an appropriate workforce

How corruption is fraying SA’s social and economic fabric

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2017

Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.

Editorial: Protests show that nothing has changed

Article Editorial - 12 May 2017

The government’s consistent failure to deliver basic services timeously, and its failure to communicate effectively, sets the course of protests.

Twenty-three people live in a two-bedroom flat in Eldos

Article Caroline Vakil & Govan Whittles - 12 May 2017

Three families in too little space: "We literally fight for this room."

‘Uprising’ prediction comes true

Article Govan Whittles - 12 May 2017

In the same week the UN was looking into claims that coloured people were gatvol, rioting erupted.

New stats show that nine out of 11 protests a day are peaceful

Article Phillip De Wet - 7 Jun 2016

Policy decisions such as public policing are based on misinterpreted data, skewing budget allocations.

Service delivery protests set for new highs this election year

Article Staff Reporter - 18 May 2016

Municipal IQ, a body that collects data on protests staged against municipalities says the number of demonstrations are worrisome.

The rainbow is dead – beware the fire, SA

Analysis Richard Pithouse - 3 Mar 2016

South Africa has been engulfed in a cacophony of contestation as anger bubbles to the surface of our unequal society.

Desperate and divided, SA is gatvol

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Feb 2016

The big question is: Will people vote for another party, or will it be protests and strikes as usual?

Rent-seeking is gobbling up our economy

Article William Gumede - 10 Sep 2015

When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back, writes William Gumede.

Behind community protests in the platinum belt

Article Sarah Evans - 5 Aug 2015

Who is responsible for the backlash? A research paper unravels the nexus of land ownership, traditional authority and mining elite interests.

ANC squirms over voter discontent

Article Qaanitah Hunter - 30 Jul 2015

The ruling party has admitted it failed to follow its own advice – but now there's a real sense of urgency as people's patience wears thin.

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Epic fail: Africa’s Fortnite battle

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Disrupt the corrupt

special reports - 22 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers should be seen as real heroes in the fight against corruption and we need a change in culture for this to happen

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Corporates: A force for good for a sustainable future

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

In order to see people and nature thrive what is required is a strong focus on partnerships – we cannot act alone anymore

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 19 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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