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UCT still top university in Africa, among top 10 emerging economy universities
By: Sane Dhlamini 10th March 2021 The University of Cape Town has upheld its position as top university in Africa and now ranks 10th among universities in countries with emerging... →
Granular understanding of joblessness in South Africa can help pinpoint policies
10th March 2021 The longest upswing in the South African economy in the last three decades was when it grew at an average rate of 4% per annum between 1998 and... →
Women in Tech to observe International Women’s Day
5th March 2021 The next installment of the Women in Tech Conversations virtual forum hosted by legal technology firm, LexisNexis South Africa, and information... →
Covid-19 holds lessons for the future of social protection
24th February 2021 Food security experts in South Africa warned early on that the lockdown instituted to manage the spread of Covid-19 would threaten children’s... →
South African Child Gauge 2020 – Food and nutrition security
19th February 2021 This double burden of malnutrition can occur in the same household or even the same individual. For example, children who are stunted early in... →
Child malnutrition is a slow form of violence – report
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th February 2021 South Africa’s burden of child malnutrition remains unacceptably high for a middle-income country, placing it as an outlier among countries of... →
Chickens and the economy: fact-checking Ramaphosa's #SONA2021
By: Africa Check 18th February 2021 Ramaphosa didn’t shy away from economic realities, correctly claiming the unemployment rate has reached a “staggering” 30.8% and that the economy... →
How to avoid disinformation traps on Twitter
By: Africa Check 9th February 2021 Bell Pottinger is dead, but disinformation that preys on divisions in South Africa remains. Some say social media users should ignore... →
