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
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Thought Leader and Activate! Change Drivers went on the campaign trail to find young people doing it for themselves
Although it is generally thought that the youth hold the keys to the future, an intergenerational alliance could unlock more potential
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
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
One of the obstacles keeping us back are some of the older generation wanting to amass wealth before making fundamental changes
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
Is the coronavirus mortality rate, fallible as it is, even the number we should be focusing on right now?
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
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…