Author: Alastair Otter
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Covid-19 in South Africa
How long will it take to vaccinate two-thirds of South Africans (67%)? This vaccination tracker updates daily to help you monitor progress.
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Unrest in SA: Joblessness and rising prices make a volatile mixture
Unemployment in South Africa is among the worst in the world and unemployment among the youth is particularly high, but that doesn’t tell the full story.
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How Covid-19 took hold in South Africa
South Africa is one of the top 10 countries worst affected by Covid-19. We used an interactive timeline to take you through South Africa’s first wave of the pandemic, from our country’s patient zero to the point where restrictions started easing up.
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Loadshedding in the time of Coronavirus
South Africa is plagued by blackouts, commonly known as ‘loadshedding’. Using data provided by EskomSePush we tracked these blackouts between 2015 and 2020 to see which stage was most commonly implemented and how many total days of loadshedding were experienced per year.
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How many schools in South Africa have internet access?
How many schools in South Africa have access to the internet? Using data from a number of different sources, including official documents and Parliamentary presentations, we tried to establish exactly how many schools are connected. We then used that data to visualise the change in internet connectivity in schools from 2014 to 2019.