You may have heard that South Africa has been “downgraded”. Again? Yup. There are three major rating agencies in the world. These are the names you keep hearing in the news: S&P, Fitch and Moody’s. They all have different grades, with weird names like BB+, etc. What you need to know is that you’re either …
s Malema really angry about the injustices he sees around him, or is it
As the DA heads to its elective conference this weekend, we explain how the party went from aspiring to be one for all South Africans, which grew through clear focus and planning, to one which is bleeding votes.
The Fairview saga provides a useful example of how careless reporting, that is mirrored by other media without first-hand verification, along with flames fanned on social media, can inflame racial tensions.
South Africa is still at risk of a second surge, but it is unlikely to be as big as has been seen in the North. We take a look at nine countries currently facing a second wave of infections.
Protest in SA has a powerful legacy, but the EFF is using it as a political ploy, says Samina Anwary.
We draw from the experiences of countries who were once in our shoes – and got out of it.
From support to denialism and everything in between.
In part 1 of this series we look at what caused South Africa’s high unemployment rate and how Covid-19 changed the game.
