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15 Jul 2021 | Survey shows support for local elections postponement
Just over 60% of adults have supported the postponement of this year’s local government elections. Findings from the University of Johannesburg...
15 Jul 2021 | Unrest is being used to subvert South Africa's democracy
Destruction of businesses will lead to a multiplication of unemployment. The mayhem of the last few days is a reminder of the danger that South Afric...
13 Jul 2021 | Covid Vaccine for South African People Over 35 – Registration Date and Deployment Date
Deputy Minister of Health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced that it will significantly strengthen South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination progr...
12 Jul 2021 | Pupil dropout rate in SA triples during the Covid-19 pandemic
The pupil dropout rate in the country has tripled to about 750 000 throughout the pandemic – the highest in 20 years. This was according to dat...
9 Jul 2021 | Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates health crisis for poor people - research
Research has found that poor people bore a higher burden of ill health before the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, with the problem only exacerbatin...
9 Jul 2021 | Entrepreneurship Is The Missing Ingredient In Our Curriculum
It is no secret that university education is becoming progressively diverse, with a greater emphasis on the whole experience, not only the academic si...
9 Jul 2021 | Closing Address By The Deputy Minister Of Higher Education, Science And Innovation, Mr Buti Manamela, At Science Forum South Africa, 11 December 2020
"To everyone who contributed our most sincere thanks – especially to our strategic partners for 2020, the Human Sciences Research Council's Radi...
9 Jul 2021 | Shack dwellers hit hardest by Covid
‘Backyarders’ and people living in informal settlements have borne the brunt of job and livelihood losses as a result of the pandemic, and...
9 Jul 2021 | Shock lockdown numbers for schools in South Africa
An extra 500,000 children have dropped out of school during the pandemic, data from the latest National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Surve...
6 Jul 2021 | Vulnerable but overlooked: The Covid-19 vaccine plight of people with disabilities in South Africa
By Tim Hart, Narnia Bohler-Muller and Therina Wentzel 5 July 2021 At least 12%, and possibly as much as 20%, of South Africa’s population expe...