SA’s food crisis needs more help

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A round-up of news updates, including a look at solutions for SA’s food crisis.
A look at why SA scored so low in the latest Corruption Perception Index and the impact of the latest petrol price increase.

31 Jan 2024 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] A call for reform: The push to fix SA’s public service

‘Putting in systems to monitor performance and all those types of things and improving productivity in the public service are some of the issues that I think are quite critical,’ says Yoliswa Makhasi, head of the public service reform programme at the New South Institute.

6 Mar 8AM 5 min

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Drastic steps needed to save humanity’ - Sir David King

Sir David King, head of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, believes the US’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement allows the global South to lead climate change charge.

6 Mar 5AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Breaking the stigma: Is the perception of TVET colleges changing?

‘Tvet colleges are skilling you with practical experience, they're exposing you with real work experience, and with that you don't need to go and find employment, you can actually be an entrepreneur,’ says Sphiwe Masuku, head of brand and marketing at Fundi.

5 Mar 8AM 6 min

Big push to use drones for border security

Can drones help patrol our country’s porous borders? A look at the uncertain future of conservation amidst US funding cuts. What a wealth tax could mean for South Africa. And a 46% rise in students attending TVET colleges proves that it is no longer a ‘second-tier’ option when it comes…

5 Mar 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] ‘Cut the fat, don't hike the Vat’: ActionSA calls for radical cabinet reform

‘The less cabinet ministers and deputy ministers you have, the more agile the government would be. I think that's the objective, to have an agile, reactive government that can work quickly,’ says parliamentary leader of ActionSA, Athol Trollip.

4 Mar 7AM 7 min

SA’s food crisis needs more help

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