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19 August ’21 Wrap: Joblessness, elections…and vibrators?
Hi there! 🙋🏽♀️We’ve been putting out this Wrap without a break for a while so we’re taking a trip to the Bahamas (jokes) 😄 We
19 August ’21 Wrap: South Africans aren’t getting vaccinated.
Hi there 🙋🏽♀️ In this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at how, of all things, vaccine hesitancy is scuppering our war against Covid.
12 August ’21 Wrap: A strong centre in Cyril’s new cabinet
Spring is coming and almost 10% of adults have been fully vaccinated in South Africa! Plus we were warmed by images of more than 100
05 August ’21 Wrap: Why so coy, President Ramaphosa?
Hi there 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at why people who choose not to be vaccinated will increasingly find other
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Beyoncé’s diamond gaffe
How do you make a blood diamond look good? The answer is, you can’t – even when superstar Beyoncé is wearing it. On Monday, Luxury
Accountability monitor: Bathabile Dlamini’s date with the law
It turns out politicians can’t lie and get away with it – at least, not when they’ve been fibbing under oath. Remember former social development
#Adulting101: Approach debt review with caution
SA may have strong financial regulations that protect consumers more than many other places, but opportunists still can exploit those in financial distress. You may
Battle of the online retailers
Given Takealot’s dominance, we’re a little sceptical that this could work! 2019 data from Statista shows that SA’s top four online stores – Takealot.com, Superbalist,
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New licence rules for SA motorists
Feeling guilty about not renewing your driver’s license yet thanks to the pandemic? Don’t worry – you and about three million other South Africans are
Accountability Monitor: Tracking the fight against corruption
In light of recent arrests related to corruption and state capture, in this developing story, we’ll be keeping tabs on the corruption-related arrests in both the public and private sector.
Ramaphosa’s big energy announcement explained
Self-generation is by far the quickest way to bring additional megawatts onto the grid and lobby groups have been hard at work to increase that threshold, as that really could be the magic bullet to help the country’s energy crisis.
Explained: New proposed rules for breeding wildlife
If you’ve petted lion cubs you’ll hopefully know it’s a contentious activity. Now authorities want the country to move away from captive breeding operations generally
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‘Carry the label with pride’ Ron Derby on ‘BEE appointments’ and more
How long should it take for Cyril Ramaphosa to turn the country around, and what’s the strengths of our economy we don’t hear about often
Tanzania gets its first woman leader: who is Samia Suluhu Hassan?
Often described as soft spoken, Hassan is anything but a timid leader.
Our stories: the burden of student debt
Our staff shares their experiences with navigating student debt during their time as tertiary students, as student protests continue across the country.
How Meghan and Harry’s South African plan was scuppered by powerful royal insiders
As the fallout from THAT Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah Winfrey continues to reverberate around the world, it’s emerged that South Africa played a
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