After Tongaat, KZN sugar mill Gledhow seeks business rescue
/ 22 March 2023

After Tongaat, KZN sugar mill Gledhow seeks business rescue

Thousands of livelihoods in the sugar supply chain are expected to be impacted by the closure

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Local elections: Has the EFF hit its growth ceiling?
/ 2 November 2021

Local elections: Has the EFF hit its growth ceiling?

The party is struggling to get its base out to vote, despite having a strong presence online and at rallies

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R350 social relief grant not enough to live on
/ 26 September 2021

R350 social relief grant not enough to live on

Nearly half of the population in South Africa — one of the most unequal countries in the world — is considered chronically poor.

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There is less full-time work than there was a year ago
/ 17 April 2021

There is less full-time work than there was a year ago

Over the last year, amid lockdowns and recession, the number of part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs took a cut in South Africa

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The shame of 40 000 missing education certificates
/ 29 October 2020

The shame of 40 000 missing education certificates

Graduates are being left in the lurch by a higher education department that is simply unable to deliver the crucial certificates proving their qualifications – in some cases dating back to 1992

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Water services worse than in 1994 
/ 31 January 2020

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