Sashnee Moodley
Sashnee Moodley is Senior Deputy Editor Polity and Multimedia.
Wits ranks 222 globally, 2nd in Africa
27th October 2016 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has been ranked the second best academic institution in Africa and 222nd globally according to the... →
Responding to risks: new needs for currency intervention
4th October 2016 The global economy is in a low-growth trap and facing financial risks. There are now questions over the effectiveness of monetary policy, as some... →
Rich countries can help developing countries achieve Sustainable Development Goals
18th July 2016 Developing countries would have been $2-trillion better off had rich countries consistently placed 0.7% of their gross national income into... →
Cosatu President S'dumo Dlamini on the union's political position
4th July 2016 Congress of South African Trade Unions President S’dumo Dlamini joins Polity's Sane Dhlamini to discuss the federation’s position in South Africa’s... →
Corporates urged to support youth development through football programme
2nd June 2016 The South African Football Association’s (Safa’s) Development Agency (SDA) is urging corporate companies to partner and invest in its... →
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2016 (May 2016)
26th May 2016 Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over... →
King IV Ethical leadership and the governance of ethics (April 2016)
19th April 2016 Good corporate governance is essentially about effective, ethical leadership. While leadership starts with each individual director, it finds its... →
Yemen’s invisible food crisis (March 2016)
29th March 2016 A year of intense conflict has created one of the world’s biggest humanitarian emergencies and risks pushing millions into famine. Since March... →
Niger voting extended for second day after some polls didn't open
22nd February 2016 Voting in Niger's presidential and legislative elections stretched into a second day on Monday in areas where logistical problems prevented polling... →
Journeys to Europe – The role of policy in migrant decision-making (Feb 2016)
11th February 2016 With more than a million migrants reaching Europe, 2015 has become known as the year of Europe’s migration crisis. The persistence and... →
S Africans encouraged to participate in nominating a new Public Protector
8th February 2016 Nonprofit organisation (NPO) Corruption Watch on Monday launched the Bua Mzansi public awareness campaign in Johannesburg in an effort to engage... →
Global Powers of Retailing 2016 – Navigating the new digital divide (Feb 2016)
3rd February 2016 The 19th annual Global Powers of Retailing identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world based on publicly available data for fiscal 2014... →
Rhino poaching levels stabilised, as fight against poaching continues – Molewa
22nd January 2016 For the first time in a decade, rhino poaching levels have stabilised, despite escalating poaching pressure and increased poaching activity in... →
Two Central African presidential candidates call for vote recount
13th January 2016 Two losing candidates in Central African Republic's presidential race demanded on Tuesday a manual recount of ballots cast in last month's... →
Daily Podast – November 26, 2015
26th November 2015 November 26, 2015. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Anine Vermeulen. Making headlines: →
Explainer – what is going on in Mali?
23rd November 2015 After a week in which Europe was rocked by terrorism on the streets of Paris, gunmen entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali.... →
SA debt servicing rose to R128bn/y – Motlanthe
18th November 2015 Former president Kgalema Motlanthe questioned whether South Africa should accumulate more debt at the cost of the indigent and future generations,... →
G20 countries failing to fight corruption – $2tn laundered yearly
16th November 2015 As much as $2-trillion is laundered every year, mostly through the hiding of company ownership behind “opaque structures”, with G20 countries not... →
South Africa's Insurgent Citizens
28th October 2015 Twenty years after South Africa’s first democratic election, the nation’s politics are more fractious than ever before. The lofty dreams of the... →
Creating a Culture of Fear – The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Malaysia (Oct 2015)
27th October 2015 Freedom of expression and assembly in Malaysia are currently under attack, aided by the existence of broad and vaguely worded laws that the... →
South African student protests are about much more than just #feesmustfall
27th October 2015 Sembene Ousmane’s harrowing novel God’s Bits of Wood has been on my mind a lot lately. It explores the political dynamics underpinning the 1947... →
SuzelleDIY The Book
21st October 2015 SuzelleDIY The Book gives DIY a humorous twist. Julia Anastasopoulos, aka Suzelle, shows us how to deal with household chores, maintain your car,... →
Amid progress on next Lesotho Highlands phase, SA urged not to neglect water-loss fight
16th October 2015 Despite Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) being under way, South Africa has to ensure that it reduces its water use and water... →
Civil society calls for action against corruption
22nd September 2015 Civil society organisations held a media briefing in Johannesburg on Tuesday to publicise their work in the battle against corruption in South... →
Potential Kariba dam collapse puts Southern Africa at economic risk
10th September 2015 Should the Kariba dam, a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe, collapse, it would be the... →
Megaprojects pose deadline, budget constraints for governments
1st September 2015 Megaprojects are often over budget and delayed and project planning is a crucial element in ensuring the successful delivery of such projects. →
Joburg digital precinct aims to nurture new generation of tech entrepreneurs
28th August 2015 Although the Tshimologong digital precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, is just one of the city’s districts dedicated to economic and social... →
Makhura advocates for more black entrepreneurs in the economy
18th August 2015 Sector strategies to break the monopoly structured economy were being developed for Gauteng, said Premier David Makhura in Sandton on Monday. →
Retrenchment crisis already affecting 45 000 jobs in S Africa – union
18th August 2015 Analysis has shown that at least 45 000 jobs across 58 companies are already affected by staff reduction processes this year, trade union... →
Daily Podcast – August 5, 2015
5th August 2015 Making headlines: Members of parliament have agreed to shorten the Nkandla draft report. At least 1.5-million people face hunger in Zimbabwe. And,... →
Vacations drew tourists in 2014 but foreign arrivals down
4th August 2015 Vacationing was the main reason for tourists to visit South Africa in 2014, with a significant majority of 95.7% of tourists on holiday, while... →
Sanral embarks on R2.2bn worth of projects in the Eastern Cape
3rd August 2015 State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is undertaking 32 projects, totalling R2.2-billion, in the Eastern Cape, this year. →
Load-shedding the biggest risk to SMEs – survey
30th July 2015 At least 71% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) consider load-shedding the biggest external threat to their businesses this year. →
Busa to mark Women’s Month with business programmes for corporate women
28th July 2015 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) will, in August, host the Women in Business Master Class Series and the Women on Board Training, to commemorate... →
Joburg chosen to host international entrepreneurship congress in 2017
28th July 2015 Johannesburg has been chosen to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in March 2017 – a first for Africa – that will bring together... →
Warnings of lost opportunities amid delay in finalising new solar-geyser rebate
17th July 2015 Government’s ambitious national solar water heating (SWH) rebate programme, which was suspended in February until further notice, has left... →
National minimum wage could lead to higher unemployment, warns Neasa
13th July 2015 Government’s proposal for a national minimum wage creates a challenge because if the wage threshold is set too high, it will result in job losses... →
Cities drive greater innovation, says Harvard professor
23rd June 2015 The success of any city depends on the ability of its citizens to share ideas and influence each other, says Harvard University economics professor... →
Trade unions call for judicial enquiry into Eskom crisis
18th June 2015 Trade unions and the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) on Thursday called for a judicial enquiry into Eskom’s... →
S Africa’s economic growth target not enough to deliver required tax revenue
17th June 2015 Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Wednesday stated that, while South Africa’s 2015 economic growth target of 2% was achievable, it was not enough... →
Joburg seeks to sustain ICT intensity by ‘hacking’ into local innovation
5th June 2015 The City of Johannesburg recently called on entrepreneurs to take advantage of the economic public space it has created through its inaugural... →
