Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens: Johannesburg's economic hub, Sandton, lies right next to the sprawling and extremely poor Alexandra township. Paul Saad/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDThis is an edited extract from a chapter in the recently published The state of the nation: poverty & inequality: diagnosis, prognosis and responses. It’s … [Read more...] about Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens | The Conversation
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Parties aren’t taking big issues seriously in South Africa’s election campaign | The Conversation
Parties aren't taking big issues seriously in South Africa's election campaign: Mmusi Maimane, leader of South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, on the campaign trail. EFE-EPA /Kim LudbrookDemocracy is meant to be a system in which political parties compete to convince the people that they have answers to their most pressing problems. South Africa’s … [Read more...] about Parties aren’t taking big issues seriously in South Africa’s election campaign | The Conversation
Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles: Q-Tip (L) of A Tribe Called Quest performing in 2013. Gian Ehrenzeller/EPAJazz’s current generation of stars grew up in these genre-fluid times with hip-hop. Concurrently, a significant number of hip-hop artists have been integrating jazz into their music. As American saxophonist Kamasi Washington puts it: … [Read more...] about Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
Probe after woman seriously wounded in Worcester shooting
Probe after woman seriously wounded in Worcester shooting: The shooting was reported in Koevoel Street on Tuesday night. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Madiba funeral: Mandela royal house shocked by corruption claims: In a statement, the former stateman’s grandson Mandla Mandela says the royal house is shocked at the allegations of corruption in the Public … [Read more...] about Probe after woman seriously wounded in Worcester shooting
Local consumers reveal some ‘seriously South African’ brand allegiances
Local consumers reveal some ‘seriously South African’ brand allegiances: Home grown brands maintain a powerful hold over local consumers, with a brand’s country of origin cited as equally important - or even more important - than other purchasing criteria such as price and quality in a new Nielsen Global Brand Origin report on local versus global brands. Source: Media … [Read more...] about Local consumers reveal some ‘seriously South African’ brand allegiances
