Articles for James Stent
Covid-19: Why “test, test, test” is easier said than done
Both money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Science | 17 March 2020
Covid-19: Washing hands is not easy when you have no running water
“It’s easy to keep your hands clean when you stay in a house because you have a tap inside, but it’s difficult when you have to walk long, tiring distances to fetch water”
By Vincent Lali, James Stent, Nathan Geffen and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 12 March 2020
15% of SA’s wealth is in the hands of just 3,500 people, study finds
New estimates confirm extreme inequality
By James Stent
News | 10 March 2020
PRASA ordered to pay security companies plus punitive costs
#UniteBehind intervention application postponed until 26 March
By James Stent
Brief | 6 March 2020
Cape Town Central Line will return to service in September, says PRASA Administrator
Rail agency plans 80-bus fleet to provide alternative transport
By James Stent
News | 5 March 2020
Refugees arrested during clashes in Cape Town
“We are dying in this country” says Somali man
By Ashraf Hendricks and James Stent
News | 2 March 2020
Ramaphosa should declare passenger rail a national disaster
Six actions that would help fix our rail system
By James Stent and Mmeli Dube
Opinion | 19 February 2020
PRASA attempts to hire Eskom’s security
Investigators have already found irregularities involving some of the companies
By James Stent
Analysis | 27 November 2019
Mkhwebane’s report on PRASA is flawed
Public Protector has submitted unfinished homework
By James Stent
Analysis | 11 September 2019