Middle-class South Africans reject traditional retirement
/ 6 November 2023

Middle-class South Africans reject traditional retirement

Driven by purpose and financial necessity, older citizens are opting to remain economically active later in life

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The Fiscal Cliff | SA health check: Failure diagnosed
/ 1 October 2023

The Fiscal Cliff | SA health check: Failure diagnosed

In this monthly series, the M&G investigates how South Africa’s fiscal policy has been shaped. The second instalment considers the health budget and why, despite growing to R254 billion a year, the health system is ailing

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UCT council offered to drop probe against vice-chancellor if she agreed to early-retirement package
/ 17 February 2023

UCT council offered to drop probe against vice-chancellor if she agreed to early-retirement package

Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives

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UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene
/ 31 October 2022

UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene

The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership

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UCT saga continues as inquiry into vice-chancellor takes shape
/ 21 October 2022

UCT saga continues as inquiry into vice-chancellor takes shape

The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials

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R27m: Cost to remove UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng
/ 14 October 2022

R27m: Cost to remove UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng

She is accused of flouting governance processes, along with council chair Babalwa Ngonyama, particularly regarding the exit of deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange

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Nxesi: The changing definition of work demands a review of labour protection
/ 18 August 2022

Nxesi: The changing definition of work demands a review of labour protection

The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme

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‘SA is heading towards another lost decade’
/ 10 March 2022

‘SA is heading towards another lost decade’

Last month’s budget was positive about the trajectory of the economy but near-term growth projection are only slightly higher than during South Africa’s darkest years

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