Author: Gemma Ritchie
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Only 1% of monkeypox cases are in Africa
The disease has been around in Africa since the 1970s, but so far only 12 countries have reported cases during this year’s outbreak
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Seven charts on women, work and education in South Africa
More girls between the ages of 17 and 19 pass matric than boys, and they do better at maths and science. More young women also graduate with degrees. So why then do women earn on average 20% less than men?
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Femicide in the police force: when officers kill their partners
Over three years, police watchdog IPID logged 48 cases where police officers allegedly killed their current or former intimate partners.
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With Kenyatta’s time in office coming to an end, how do Kenya’s elections work?
And how many voters have voted in the elections since 2002?
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Two-thirds of by-elections since November 2021 were because a councillor died
Seven months after the local government elections, there have been quite a few changes.
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How many bodyguards does a mayor need?
Officially SA mayors should have a maximum of two bodyguards, many have a lot more
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SA is the biggest wind and solar producer in Africa, but most of its energy still comes from coal
While other African countries are taking greater strides compared to South Africa to rely on renewable power even with new renewable plants opening up in SA
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How much do SA municipalities pay their top managers?
Municipal managers are the highest-paid bureaucrats in a municipality.
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Did Africa pay more for Covid-19 vaccines?
Countries that made deals with pharmaceutical companies outside of Covax – barring Pfizer – paid more for their vaccines than other nations.
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6% of taxpayers pay 60% of personal income tax in South Africa
But only one in five of the country’s 40-million working-age people earn enough to pay this tax.