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South African Child Gauge 2020 – Food and nutrition security
19th February 2021 This double burden of malnutrition can occur in the same household or even the same individual. For example, children who are stunted early in... →
Child malnutrition is a slow form of violence – report
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th February 2021 South Africa’s burden of child malnutrition remains unacceptably high for a middle-income country, placing it as an outlier among countries of... →
Chickens and the economy: fact-checking Ramaphosa's #SONA2021
By: Africa Check 18th February 2021 Ramaphosa didn’t shy away from economic realities, correctly claiming the unemployment rate has reached a “staggering” 30.8% and that the economy... →
How to avoid disinformation traps on Twitter
By: Africa Check 9th February 2021 Bell Pottinger is dead, but disinformation that preys on divisions in South Africa remains. Some say social media users should ignore... →
Taxi industry transports majority of South Africa’s public commuters, but exact number of passengers unclear
By: Africa Check 3rd February 2021 While definitions of “commuter” vary slightly, the most recent data from Stats SA supports the National Taxi Alliance’s estimate and shows nearly... →
Civil society welcomes signing of Social Assistance Amendment Act
26th January 2021 Civil Society Organisations, working on access to social security, welcome President Ramaphosa’s signing into law the Social Assistance Amendment... →
South Africa’s eroding income tax base: What does this mean for SARS?
19th January 2021 Over the course of lockdown, pundits have shared some harrowing statistics regarding the increase in unemployment in South Africa. In general, our... →
UCT launches open-access, African-centric research platform 
By: Sane Dhlamini 12th January 2021 University of Cape Town Libraries director of research and learning services Dr Reggie Raju revealed on Tuesday, the institute’s newly developed... →
