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EQUESTRIAN

Enos Mafokate: South Africa’s King of Horses sadly reaches the finish line

Pioneering South African show jumper and founder of the Soweto Equestrian Centre, Enos Mafokate, has passed away at the age of 80, leaving behind a profound legacy of breaking…

  • Lelo Mzaca
3 min read
Aloof: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana criticised for trivialising grievances of the people. Photo: GCIS
ANC

An elite detached from daily struggles

When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs,…

  • Zwelinzima Vavi
5 min read
Cleola Kunene, Head of SME Development at the JSE; Sipho Claassen, Managing Director of Boundless Consulting; Moderator Thembekile Mrototo; Walter Bango, Senior Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at the NYDA; and Tsholofelo Mqhayi, Head of Social Transformation at CCBSA.
BIZNIZ IN A BOX
Video

National plan needed to address youth unemployment?

The importance of youth economic inclusion, and unpackaging key solutions to drive it

  • Derek Davey
8 min read
Creating jobs and enabling sustainable economic transformation are the core drivers of Siyakhula, says Hlonela Lupuwana-Pemba
BARLOWORLD

Enterprise and supplier development still remains key to enabling growth and progress in society

Siyakhula aims to be a catalyst for generating further access to opportunities in the marketplace

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
While no one has yet provided evidence of its involvement
ANC 54TH NATIONAL CONVENTION

Social transformation commission — ‘Nothing new’

“Patriarchy is still in big problem in our society and the ANC must do everything in its power to make sure that women are being empowered"

  • Athandiwe Saba
1 min read
Bleak outlook: A spaza shop in Nkaneng
RADICAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

The state does have ways to radically transform SA

But a social compact on the economy is needed for radical economic transformation to gain traction

  • Vusi Gumede
6 min read
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS YOUTH LEAGUE

What the youth want

Matuma Letsoalo, Mandy Rossouw and Sello S Alcock look at key policy recommendations to be discussed by the ANC Youth League.

  • Matuma Letsoala
  • Mandy Rossouw
  • Sello S Alcock
8 min read