Articles for Daniel Steyn

Closure of SASSA pay points “catastrophic” for pensioners in rural areas

Elderly people in rural Eastern Cape are paying R120 to go and collect their grants

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News | 15 September 2022

Auditor-General issues damning report on Lottery finances

R23-million in irregular expenditure; R36-million in accounting errors

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News | 14 September 2022

Restoring UCT’s burnt archives will take years

“It’s like solving a massive puzzle” says head archivist

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News | 15 July 2022

UCT Jagger Library insurance payout delayed for over a year

Funds needed to rebuild the library after the 2021 fire are still not secured

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News | 13 July 2022

Question mark over future of historic Liliesleaf Farm

The Department of Arts and Culture plans to take over the museum

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Feature | 22 June 2022

Massive staff costs at state agency that is supposed to fund media

The Media Diversity and Development Agency, marred by squabbles at the top, spends over 35% of its income on staff and administration

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Feature | 14 June 2022

Publishers slam state agency tasked with funding media

The Association of Independent Publishers says it plans to take legal action against the Media Diversity and Development Agency

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News | 8 June 2022

One week left to comment on South Africa’s new labour migration policy

Government paints the policy as forward-looking, but can it be enforced and how will it affect the lives of immigrants?

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Analysis | 23 May 2022

Can technology help fix state clinics?

There are promising solutions to problems in primary health care but they are mostly emerging in the private sector

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Feature | 22 April 2022