Category: The Outlier
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Bloated squad sizes don’t benefit SA’s top football teams
The average DStv Premiership club will register 40 players every season, but close to 20% of these players never get to play in a match.
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Mostly children affected by measles as outbreak grows
Why has the NICD issued an outbreak warning over measles?
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Extreme temperatures in South Africa
The hottest temperatures have almost all been in the past 30 years
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Q&A with two experts on water and local municipalities
We asked two experts about the biggest challenges facing municipalities supplying water in South Africa.
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Nine women killed per day in South Africa
This number is higher than the year before. SA has one of the worst rates of female homicides in the world, according to the UN.
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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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The Outlier’s grocery basket: October 2022
For two months in a row, Spar’s basket has been the most expensive option. Shoprite’s has been the most affordable since we added the retailer to the list in August.
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World Cup 2022: What are Africa’s chances in Qatar?
Africa could reach new heights at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with some of Europe’s club football high flyers making up the core of the qualifying teams from the continent.
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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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More than 1,000 kidnappings a month have been reported since January
One province is driving this increase – Gauteng