Author: Gemma Ritchie
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Q&A with two experts on mayoral changes, service delivery
A change in leadership affects service delivery, but in an ideal scenario, there would be a clear distinction between the political and bureaucratic spheres.
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SA business spending on R&D in decline
Before 2006, businesses used to match the government’s spending on research and development in South Africa, now the government spends more.
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Home burglaries have dropped in all the previous hotspots. See what your local station looks like
The latest crime stats show that fewer home burglaries have been reported this year at the 10 police stations that reported the highest number of cases before Covid.
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Sitting on top of a snow-less Kilimanjaro
The mountain’s glaciers have a few more years before they are gone. Scientists say sun radiation, too little snow and rising temperatures all contribute to their disappearance.
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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