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The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…
That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260834
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Under this authority, the military has been deployed alongside police and multi-agency security forces to combat a spike in armed banditry that has resulted in over 100 civilians…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276649
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The Democratic Alliance (DA), the main national opposition, runs both the Western Cape provincial government and the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality but has been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229377
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Eskom's overhaul.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251653
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251463
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COVID-19's impact on the global humanitarian system.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251990
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Eskom's new CEO, Andre de Ruyter, recently warned that ‘load shedding’ (power outages) will continue in the medium term as the utility embarks on an accelerated maintenance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250720
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African COVID-19-related lockdowns.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252403
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With the economy expected to contract by at least 5.4% this year, government measures to cushion the effects of the crisis are unlikely to be enough to stem worsening hardship for…