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Finance
AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Source: 123RF.
Finance
SA rejects expanding VAT exemptions

17 Nov 2023

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Healthcare
Ghana's national health insurance users often end up paying as much as those who don't belong. So why join?

22 Aug 2023

Paradigm Shift: Why we need to see early learning centres as social enterprises that deliver triple impact
Education
Paradigm Shift: Why we need to see early learning centres as social enterprises that deliver triple impact

Tracey Chambers, Issued by Soapbox Communications 20 Jul 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy
Energy & Mining
Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

Source © Kirill Kedrinski Cape Town TV has expressed the opinion that digital migration is not the success claimed by the communications minister
Marketing & Media
Broadcast digital migration will erode free-to-air TV market

27 Feb 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study
Energy & Mining
Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

Source: Western Cape Government
Finance
#Sopa2023: Winde hits road running with R1bn commitment to energy resilience in WCape

Katja Hamilton 16 Feb 2023

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Agriculture
Sona strikes the right notes but must be followed by urgent action - Agbiz

10 Feb 2023

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans
ESG & Sustainability
WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

13 Sep 2022

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Retail
Rising food prices hit poor people the hardest: a close look at inflation in South Africa

Jannie Rossouw 14 Jun 2022

Almost two-thirds of South African preschoolers are struggling to thrive
Education
Almost two-thirds of South African preschoolers are struggling to thrive

11 Apr 2022

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together
Agriculture
Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Elizabeth Vibert 8 Apr 2022

South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa
Energy & Mining
South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa

Mntu Nduvane 24 Mar 2022

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices
Agriculture
How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

16 Mar 2022

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
Energy & Mining
How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 13 Oct 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis
ESG & Sustainability
How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

Lisl Pullinger, principal consultant, SRK Consulting
Energy & Mining
#WomensMonth: Women affected by mining beyond the workplace

Lisl Pullinger, 4 Aug 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

Servaas van der Berg and Leila Patel 23 Jul 2021

Money-metric poverty: Most South Africans can't afford basic foods
ESG & Sustainability
Money-metric poverty: Most South Africans can't afford basic foods

Andy Du Plessis 15 Jun 2021

Brett van Aswegen, CEO, Wonga
Finance
Responsible lenders need to lead the charge towards financial literacy

Brett van Aswegen 19 May 2021

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho
Agriculture
To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa
Finance
Ramaphosa promotes innovation to rebuild economy

19 Jan 2021

Above-normal summer rainfall anticipated for 2020/21
Agriculture
Above-normal summer rainfall anticipated for 2020/21

18 Nov 2020

ECD: Building blocks for lifelong learning
Education
ECD: Building blocks for lifelong learning

12 Nov 2020

People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images
Healthcare
Why Kenya's pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark

Edwine Barasa & Evelyn Kabia 23 Oct 2020

Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa's minibus taxi sector
Logistics & Transport
Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa's minibus taxi sector

Benjamin H. Bradlow 12 Oct 2020

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout
Retail
South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020

Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images
Finance
South African banks need to do more to ensure financial inclusion

Velenkosini Matsebula & Derek Yu 3 Jul 2020

91-year-old pounds the pavement to raise R108m for SA's vulnerable
ESG & Sustainability
91-year-old pounds the pavement to raise R108m for SA's vulnerable

28 May 2020

#AfricaDay: A celebration of resilience
ESG & Sustainability
#AfricaDay: A celebration of resilience

Dr Mamphela Ramphele 25 May 2020

South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure
ESG & Sustainability
South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure

Christopher Webb and Natasha Vally 11 May 2020

International study shows where South Africa's education system needs more help
Education
International study shows where South Africa's education system needs more help

Surette van Staden 7 Apr 2020

Power cuts continued to plague some African countries. Shutterstock
Energy & Mining
Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa

Carolyn Logan 10 Jan 2020

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize
Healthcare
New minister promises NHI delivery

27 Jun 2019

Sweet potato 'ideal dual-purpose crop' for smallholders
Agriculture
Sweet potato 'ideal dual-purpose crop' for smallholders

Munyaradzi Makoni 14 Jun 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor
ESG & Sustainability
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

BetterBond extends Khaya Lam support, helping SA's poor secure title deeds
Property
BetterBond extends Khaya Lam support, helping SA's poor secure title deeds

22 Mar 2019

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy
Agriculture
How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

Mmatlou Kalaba 7 Mar 2019

SA making strides in Early Childhood Development
Education
SA making strides in Early Childhood Development

27 Feb 2019

Schalk van der Merwe, Rural Hand Bikes
Healthcare
The true cost of disabilities

Bridgit Evans 26 Nov 2018

Image credit: Marcos Ramírez via .
Marketing & Media
Everything you need to know about the great digital TV migration of 2019

Jacques Bentley 26 Nov 2018

Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty
Agriculture
Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty

2 Nov 2018

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Finance
Zero-rated VAT items: how South Africa is going about expanding the list

28 Aug 2018

New database puts African education research at the heart of policy and practice
Education
New database puts African education research at the heart of policy and practice

Rafael Mitchell, Pauline Rose, Samuel Asare 23 Aug 2018

Panel recommends additions to the VAT zero-rated list
Finance
Panel recommends additions to the VAT zero-rated list

13 Aug 2018

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ESG & Sustainability
What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

How South Africa should tackle the redistribution of land in urban areas
Property
How South Africa should tackle the redistribution of land in urban areas

Sarita Pillay 8 May 2018

Director-General for the Department of Environmental Affairs, Nosipho Jezile-Ngcaba with the Fund's CEO Paul Zille, Chairman Mavuso Msimang and board members David Frost and Yolan Friedmann at the launch on 2 May 2018 in Johannesburg.
Tourism & Travel
Tourism Conservation Fund to secure SA's biodiversity, promote more inclusive tourism industry

7 May 2018

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