While the battle against austerity in Europe has entered a decisive phase — with the election of the radical-left Syriza in Greece — the term is seldom heard with reference to South Africa. Despite this, and the global discrediting of austerity, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s recent budget can only be described as austere….more
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A street-friendly solution for congested cities?
TRAMS — last seen in South Africa’s city centres decades ago — can be a cost-effective way to provide reliable public transport, says Alstom South Africa, which is supplying 600 commuter trains to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa with its consortium partners….more
South Africans ‘gatvol’ with politicians: Wits vice-chancellor
South Africa’s “out of control” public violence will transform into a revolution if inequality isn’t dealt with now. This is according to Wits University vice-chancellor Professor Adam Habib, who added that the Marikana tragedy, which saw the loss of 34 miners’ lives during a violent unprotected strike exactly two years ago, was the “most dramatic manifestation” of public violence and inequality….more and more
Hatred of others flourishing in Gauteng
Gauteng residents are satisfied with their quality of life but want foreigners out of South Africa and are hostile towards people of other races and homosexuals. This was revealed in a survey by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory, a partnership between the SA Local Government Association, the provincial government and the universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand…..more
Report: South Africa’s National Health Insurance
Issued by the South African Department of Health, this 18-page booklet broadly outlines the country’s recently introduced national health insurance (NHI). This background document states that the NHI will take 14 years to fully introduce in South Africa. The first five years of the roll out will comprise a preparation phase in which the country will uplift the public health sector…..1 2
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