Category: The Outlier
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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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Rise of the independent candidates
“The political sands are shifting all across the world as citizens are losing faith in big political parties and seeking a new alternative.”
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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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Teen pregnancy in South Africa – a growing problem
What effect has the pandemic had on teen pregnancies? It’s too soon to tell. But here’s what the available data shows us.
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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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Hard lockdowns, liquor bans and the effect they have on crime
Reports of most violent crimes dropped significantly following the start of the lockdown and the alcohol ban in March 2020.
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SA Unemployment Tracker
Our unemployment tracker is updated every quarter following the release of new employment data by Stats SA.
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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.