Social protection strategies that emphasise systemic responses only to ‘livelihood shocks and uncertainties’ hardly take into account the ways in which poverty and unemployment are produced and reproduced in South Africa
economy
Posted inGeneral
Youth Day: Meet your presidential hopefuls for 2031
Thought Leader and Activate! Change Drivers went on the campaign trail to find young people doing it for themselves
Posted inGeneral
Africa’s development is dependent on young and old
Although it is generally thought that the youth hold the keys to the future, an intergenerational alliance could unlock more potential
Posted inBusiness
E-payments for the unbanked are booming
The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa
Posted inGeneral
Set the new cannabis law alight
Full legalisation will eventually become the norm in most countries and those that are first to adopt the policy will see the greatest rewards. South Africa’s proposed Bill, however, is a step backwards
Posted inEquality
A bold, selfless youth are the solution to Africa’s stagnation
One of the obstacles keeping us back are some of the older generation wanting to amass wealth before making fundamental changes
Posted inNews/Politics
Words matter: Struggles on three fronts of Covid-19 relief
Linking the word ‘Covid-19’ with ‘schools’, ‘impact’, ‘relief’ and ‘wards’ reflects the concerns about schools, the economy and medical treatment — stories that dominated in the media
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Comfortably numbers: Reflections on Covid-19 data
Is the coronavirus mortality rate, fallible as it is, even the number we should be focusing on right now?
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General
Gender-based violence: The epidemic that will take more lives than Covid-19
The relationship between gender-based violence and the home in South Africa means that lockdown leaves women particularly vulnerable, yet the government has been largely silent on this issue
Posted inBusiness, Tech
Metrics in Project SAA: What you measure matters
By Dale van der Lingen Inspired by the recent movie Ford vs. Ferrari, which retells Ford Racing’s overthrow of the ever-dominant Ferrari in the 1960s at Le Mans, and the Springbok’s epic turnaround to win last year’s Rugby World Cup, I’ve written this series of pieces to show that not all is lost with our […]
Posted inBusiness, Equality, General, Health, Lifestyle
Social and emotional skills will improve education and grow our economy
Dr Gloria Marsay People faced with adversities in developing countries struggle to bridge the gap between education and work. A key challenge for 21st century schools involves serving culturally diverse students with appropriate transferable skill domains, i.e. deep human skills and advanced technical skills essential for economic empowerment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (#4IR), as described […]
Posted inEnvironment, Equality, General, Health, Lifestyle, News/Politics
Searching for a new political cosmology
This morning my eye caught a report about Brazil’s climate-change denialist, neoconservative president, Jair Bolsonaro — evidently in an attempt to divert attention from his own egregious responsibility for the fires that rage unabated in (what is rapidly ceasing to be) the Amazon rainforest — accusing Leonardo DiCaprio of ‘paying’ non-governmental organisations to set fire […]