Most South Africans think prices are rising much faster than is actually the case. This makes the central bank’s job of managing inflation expectations much harder.
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Teacher training and support, appropriate localised content, technical support and safety and security must all be prioritised.
Inequality persists in post-apartheid South Africa, reflecting the distribution of power. Reversing this will require changing the social processes and relations that underpin it.
The first truth commission to research lynchings has been established in Maryland. It has the potential to educate the public about and support racial reconciliation. But it also faces obstacles.
If the country is to survive its current crisis, government will need to undertake two difficult tasks simultaneously.
Researchers around the world are working hard to find a vaccine that is safe and effective.
The team found evidence of about 50 lions that had been injured or killed by porcupines since the 17th century.
Most of the reasons people don’t take their medication aren’t related to the antiretrovirals themselves, but rather social and systemic issues.
On June 1 1949, black South African church members voted to choose their leaders in an unusual poll.
A study showed that most baby food products have a high sugar content.
To a mathematician the idea of, “voter turnout” is not a very precise term. What exactly does it mean? And how is it calculated?
Those in charge in South Africa following its recent election should focus on improving governance and weeding out corruption.
Vocation specific language courses can encourage both linguistic and cultural awareness. They can equip students with the basics they need to communicate.
South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has to ensure that reform of critical institutions is placed first. Everything else will be compromised if this fails.
South African consumers aren’t confident that organisations always use their information lawfully and for agreed purposes.
Why do once mighty political parties sometimes collapse? Two reasons that have driven some into obscurity are corruption and conflicts within the party. The ANC suffers from both.
South Africa is ahead of the pack when it comes to research output in Africa. But this ranking is not a celebration.
Over the past few years, heads of department and chief financial officers in South Africa have been placed under enormous pressure by politicians to bend compliance rules.
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?
Top contributors
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
