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Why formal employment is not a guaranteed path to social equality
18th February 2022 The theme of this year’s World Day of Social Justice is “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”. Gaining access to formal employment... →
Fact-checked: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 6th state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 16th February 2022 South Africa’s 2022 state of the nation address (Sona) was different, with president Cyril Ramaphosa forced to deliver it from the Cape Town city... →
'Highest ever' unemployment rate? Fact-checking two claims from the ANC's 110th birthday party
By: Africa Check 28th January 2022 On 8 January 2022 South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, marked its 110th anniversary and Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South... →
UCT ties with Princeton in top international universities ranking
26th January 2022 Times Higher Education has ranked the University of Cape Town fifty-fifth in its 2022 list of the most international universities in the world,... →
Research Chair in Smart Mobility established at the CSIR under the DSI-NRF Research Chair Initiative: A first for South Africa
20th January 2022 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation... →
Vaccine mandates in South Africa: where are they most needed?
7th December 2021 The debate about mandatory vaccines has reached fever pitch as efforts to contain Covid-19 accelerate. Compelling scientific, ethical and legal... →
New book on South Africa’s history puts black people at the centre, for a change
26th November 2021 Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of... →
FW de Klerk: the last apartheid president was driven by pragmatism, not idealism
11th November 2021 Few recent historical figures in South Africa provoke more divergent views than Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk. He was president of the country from... →
