Failing State
latest news & developments
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
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
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
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
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
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
Suspect mega housing development in Klerksdorp evades scrutiny
Clean governance remains elusive in troubled North West municipality where managers continue to misbehave with impunity