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[News] SA ‘at risk of becoming a failed state’ – due to these FIVE factors

Yet another set of experts have flagged our current political situation – and the threat of South Africa becoming a failed state looms large.

[News] Economists decry interest rate increase: 'It’s always the poor who bear the brunt'

Economists and business warned that the latest increase by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) would have dire consequences for consumers who were already struggling with high petrol, electricity and grocery prices..

[Opinion] Sweeping school drop-out rates under the rug

Although the matric results of 2021 show that the overwhelming majority of learners have passed, the figures conceal a low pupil retention rate.

[News] Newly-matriculated class face employment woes for the year ahead

Economist, and senior analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis, Bheki Mahlobo, said that unfortunately the country's educational system did not properly equip many young South Africans with the skills needed to be absorbed in the labour market.

[Opinion] Risks – and opportunities – for SA in 2022

22 January 2022 - What does 2022 hold for South Africa? We continue to consider the country to be in an exceptionally fragile state both politically and economically.

[Opinion] Education in South Africa: No bang for our buck

16 January 2022 - “When it comes to questions around SA’s education system, it is not a matter of availability of money and how much is spent. Rather, it is about the management and proper allocation of available resources.”

[Opinion] ANC’s hegemony is over: a new era has begun

Coalition politics are set to become the norm and the share of the vote of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2024 national and provincial elections will remain below 50%.

[Opinion] Numsa strike unjustified as rise in steel price will hit manufacturers

Not all enterprises are able to pass the increases on to consumers.