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Students from the University of Johannesburg: finding jobs even for graduates is tough in South Africa. Photo by Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa’s relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

There’s a case to be made for combining cash grants and job-search assistance services.
A charity in Westbury, Johannesburg, hands out food parcels during the COVID pandemic in 2020. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images.

Hunger in South Africa: study shows one in five are at risk

Social grants are the largest source of support for many vulnerable groups. They are the government’s primary response to poverty, food insecurity and inequality.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives reports of the of the state capture commission from Justice Raymond Zondo. The reports found exposed massive state corruption involving private individuals and companies. GCIS

Link between crime and politics in South Africa raises concerns about criminal gangs taking over

South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
A banner is displayed to advertise diesel available at a filling station in Lagos, Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria’s economy in 2022: winners and losers

From the economic perspective, the year 2022 will be remembered, by many Nigerians, as a time of dashed hopes and disappointments.

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