Author: Gemma Ritchie
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What we can learn about municipal elections from the one held in 2016
There were 178 by-elections held since the elections in which 79 council seats changed hands.
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Who will be voting in this election? Not that many young people
South Africa’s 20-somethings have been less than enthusiastic about registering to vote in this year’s local government elections.
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Many young adults are applying for the Covid-19 relief grant, but it’s not enough to eat properly.
Children up to the age of 18 years are the largest group of recipients of social grants in South Africa.
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Quick take: Africa doubles Covid-19 vaccines with donations from US
36 African countries have received donations from the US since July.
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Quick Take: Unemployment rising faster for women in South Africa
The unemployment rate among women is close to 37%, increasing by 2.8 percentage points since last quarter.
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Covax in Africa: Which vaccines are countries getting, and how much?
Only about 4%, or 55-million people in Africa, have received a dose of a vaccine so far.
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Quick take: An age-old problem – SA’s 2021 cabinet
On 5 August 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet. The new cabinet is old: 20 of the 30 ministers are over the age of 60 and only one minister is younger than 40.
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What are the President’s Priorities?
How do we get insight into the issues a president most values? The annual State of the Nation Address is one way, because it details the government’s priorities for the year ahead. We analysed the last 10 SONAs.