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September 21, 2020

Fisher communities adapt to new realities

Dr Serge Raemaekers, managing director of ABALOBI ICT4FISHERIES, shares how seafood supply chains are adapting to new realities and highlights the social enterprise’s transition to a multi-channel marketplace.
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September 21, 2020

Coming back from the brink

Chef, food writer and restaurateur Karen Dudley opens up about her pain of closing her Woodstock restaurant The Kitchen during lockdown, and what it will take to recover during this difficult time.
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August 20, 2020

Data or bread?

Jonathan Jansen, distinguished professor in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, delves into the inequality in South African education and society, exposed by COVID-19.
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August 20, 2020

To open or not to open, that is the question

Nick Spaull, senior researcher at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Economics, and Jonathan Jansen, distinguished professor of education at the same university, each argue their case for and against the complete reopening of schools.
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August 19, 2020

Where will our children go?

Theodora Lutuli, an early childhood education manager in Nyanga, reveals the hidden cracks in the country’s early childhood development sector.
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July 24, 2020

Remembering Sabela

Relatives and friends of the late Nofezile Ndabeni paid their final respects when The Big Issue vendor was laid to rest on 11 July in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape.
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July 20, 2020

The Kolisis’ mission to change lives

Driven by the desire to serve and help others, Siya and Rachel Kolisi are changing the narrative of South Africans living in impoverished communities.
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July 20, 2020

The Shadow Pandemic

The UN recently predicted that lockdown could lead to a 20% surge in domestic violence, as victims remain trapped at home with their abusers. They’re calling this the coronavirus “shadow pandemic”, and like President Ramaphosa recently noted, South Africa is not immune.
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July 20, 2020

Guardian of Madiba’s legacy

Former private secretary to Nelson Mandela, television presenter and public speaker, Zelda la Grange calls on South Africans to be of service to people who are less fortunate than themselves.
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