Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them: Per-Anders Pettersson GettyImagesNow more than ever, South Africans are painfully aware of the inequalities that continue to play out in the country. In people’s pre-COVID-19 lives, the realities of living in a country that is among the most unequal in the world were easily overlooked. The … [Read more...] about Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them | The Conversation
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Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa | The Conversation
Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa: South Africa's Alexandra township in the foreground, where the majority live in squalor, and Sandton in the background, representing the most privileged ShutterstockPictures of empty shelves and long queues have pervaded all forms of media in South Africa over the past few days. These scenes … [Read more...] about Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa | The Conversation
Mini-budget underscores bad state of South Africa’s economy | The Conversation
Mini-budget underscores bad state of South Africa's economy: South Africa's finance minister, Tito Mboweni, delivering his mid-term budget. EFE-EPA/Nic BothmaThe new dawn promised by Cyril Ramaphosa when he took over as president of the country as well as the African National Congress (ANC) last year was always going to break slowly for South Africa’s public finances. This … [Read more...] about Mini-budget underscores bad state of South Africa’s economy | The Conversation
CEO’s exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs | The Conversation
CEO's exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs: Maria Ramos, pictured here at the 2009 World Economic Forum early in her tenure at ABSA. Copyright World Economic Forum www.weforum.org / Eric Miller emiller@iafrica.com [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-NDThe CEO of one of South Africa’s top four … [Read more...] about CEO’s exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs | The Conversation
Cameroon presidential poll underscores the need for term limits | The Conversation
Cameroon presidential poll underscores the need for term limits: Cameroonian President Paul Biya votes in the presidential elections in the capital Yaounde. He has been in power for 36 years. EFE/EPA/Nic BothmaThe official results of Cameroon’s October 7, 2018 presidential election are due in two weeks. But they’re not expected to yield any surprises. Paul Biya (85), who became … [Read more...] about Cameroon presidential poll underscores the need for term limits | The Conversation
