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Informal settlements could drive solar revolution
06 February 2023

Informal settlements could drive solar revolution

Solar would provide their dwellings with power, but also a source of revenue if power is sold back to the grid.
03 February 2023

Do ministers matter for audit performance?

Reports of corruption and mismanagement have scarred the South African Government's reputation at home and abroad.
14 December 2022

Expert panel advocates ‘gradual phasing-in’ of basic income grant

The Expert Panel, chaired by Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever, on Basic Income Support report ‘answers some crucial...
01 November 2022

Citizens, not sitizens, please: more than ever, South Africans must take charge

We need active citizenship to show social solidarity to break out from the hopelessness, paralysis and apathy.
01 November 2022

Keeping it simple: monetary policy, growth and jobs in South Africa

Public lecture: Central banks are important, long-standing expressions of a universal need for stability in social and...
Mass trauma is leaving everyone broken
20 October 2022

Mass trauma is leaving everyone broken

We need to teach self-love, self-esteem, and agency assertation at all levels of South African society to rebuilt the...
18 August 2022

How do you stop a hospital heist? Appoint a plunder-proof board

Theft-proof hospital boards must be set up to hire and fire the heads of hospitals, and to hold them accountable.
28 July 2022

Step-aside issue set to dominate policy conference and influence ANC leadership

Associate Professor William Gumede talks about the ANC's policy conference, which prepares for the organisation's...
09 July 2022

Statement: Role of universities as public interlocutors of dialogue

Universities have an important role to play in upholding democracy, in speaking truth to power, and in facilitating...

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