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  • Full text: the mini budget

    Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered the country’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement – the mini budget – on Wednesday, 26 October. If you missed it, you can read the full speech here.

  • Five alternative energy initiatives in Africa

    Finding and implementing workable alternative energy solutions is an important part of sustainable development in Africa. Read about five companies that are making renewable energy inroads on the continent.

  • Noem My Skollie inspired by the life of writer John W Fredericks

    The acclaimed South African film Noem my Skollie is about more than just Cape Flats gangster culture and Pollsmoor prison life, says the film's writer John W Fredericks. It's also about friendship, the redemption of the human spirit and his own life story.

  • South Africa's Public Protector

    The Public Protector was set up in terms of South Africa's Constitution to investigate complaints against government agencies or officials. Find out how the process works, who and what the Public Protector can investigate, and how to lay a complaint.

  • South Africa: talk directly to local government

    Millions of South Africans are online, which the country is exploiting to bring local government closer to the people. Residents can communicate directly with officials through a new digital platform, which allows them to send instant messages to ward councillors.

  • Online business aims to train South Africans

    Hyperion Development, an online South African education portal, aims to teach the majority of its students for free. From impoverished households, they can access courses via cell phone or a personal computer.

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